“We strongly condemn the new restrictive measures against Belarus, which were simultaneously adopted on December 2 by the United States, the European Union, Great Britain and Canada.

These sanctions are illegitimate, like any restrictions introduced bypassing the UN Security Council, ”the ministry’s website said in a statement.

Zakharova clarified that the restrictive actions are inhuman in nature due to the negative impact on the life of Belarusian citizens.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said that the list of Belarusian enterprises against which the US imposed sanctions is perplexing and casts doubt on the professionalism of decision-makers.