{"id":147397,"date":"2025-07-18T23:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147397\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"cichanouskaja-welcomes-new-eu-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147397\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja welcomes new EU sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

July 18, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has welcomed the adoption of the European Union\u2019s 18th sanctions package on Russia, which also concerns Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy sanctioning oil, banks, and enablers, Europe strikes directly at Putin\u2019s war machine. \u0141uka\u0161enka remains complicit in this aggression. The only way to stop dictators is to raise the cost of their crimes,\u201d she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU has not yet published the sanctions decision in full, and it is unclear what Belarusian banks are targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s EU sanctions package punishing Russia for its aggression against Ukraine includes eight new listings linked to the Belarusian military complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as the Belarusian banks are concerned, the Council of the EU said that \u201cthe ban on specialized financial messaging services is upgraded to a full transaction ban,\u201d so it might apply to the four banks already disconnected from SWIFT, such as Bie\u0142ahraprambank, Dabrabyt, Bie\u0142investbank and the Belarusian Development Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU also announced \u201can embargo on imports of arms from Belarus is introduced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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