{"id":150593,"date":"2025-08-11T17:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150593\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"eight-non-eu-nations-align-with-eu-sanctions-on-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150593\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight non-EU nations align with EU sanctions on Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Eight countries outside the European Union have joined its sanctions package on Belarus: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine, the Council of the EU reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These countries will ensure that their national policies align with the Council\u2019s decision. The EU said it \u201ctakes note of this commitment and welcomes it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The July 18 sanctions focus on banning arms imports, export controls and blocking financial transactions. Notably, separate sanctions documents were adopted for Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU Council deemed it appropriate to introduce additional restrictive measures \u201cin view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision prohibits purchasing weapons or related materials from Belarus. The Council\u2019s enforcement document expands the list of organizations subject to sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They include the foreign trade enterprise Belvneshpromservice, the research and production company OKB TSP, the design bureau KB Unmanned Helicopters, the Legmash Plant, the Scientific and Technical Center LEMT BelOMO, Laser Devices and Technologies, JSC VISTAN and Rukhservomotor LLC (names as received).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">EU reiterates demand for release of political prisoners on \u201cfraudulent election\u201d anniversary<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 9,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Kos have reiterated their appeal to Minsk to immediately release all political prisoners, end the repression and engage in an inclusive national dialogue. \u201cWe stand in full solidarity with the Belarusian people,\u201d &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/150276\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 11, Pozirk. Eight countries outside the European Union have joined its sanctions package on Belarus: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine, the Council of the EU reported. These countries will ensure that their national policies align with the Council\u2019s decision. The EU said it \u201ctakes note of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":72589,"template":"","rubric":[17,14],"class_list":["post-150593","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eight non-EU nations align with EU sanctions on Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 11, Pozirk. 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