“The collective West continues the illegal, groundless policy of sanctions pressure on the sovereign state - the Republic of Belarus, openly violating the humanistic norms of kindness, compassion and justice,” the statement says.

In Minsk, they believe that in their actions the politicians of the Western countries "finally lost their sanity and sense of responsibility, crossed all the boundaries of humanity."

So, for example, “Belarusian sportsmen got hit”, who are “deprived of competitions, the opportunity to compete under the national flag”.

“We call on Western politicians and parliamentarians to stop and change their minds, to stop implementing a reckless and inhumane policy towards Belarus and the Belarusian people,” the document says.

Minsk recalled that relations should be built on the basis of equal dialogue, trust and mutual respect.

On March 4, the European Commission announced that it had suspended cross-border cooperation programs with Russia and Belarus.