“We call on the Western states to abandon“ double standards ”and the policy of illegitimate sanctions pressure, to show a civilized approach and to begin a practical settlement of the migration crisis in cooperation with the authorities of the Republic of Belarus,” the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
On December 2, the EU introduced the fifth package of sanctions on Belarus.
It includes 17 individuals and 11 organizations.
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry called the new sanctions of the USA, Canada and Great Britain illegal and promised to give them an adequate response.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the inhumanity of the new sanctions.