{"id":150947,"date":"2025-08-13T18:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150947\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"switzerland-joins-latest-eu-sanctions-on-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150947\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland joins latest EU sanctions on Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 13, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> According to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, Switzerland has joined the European Union sanctions against Belarus, which were adopted on July 18. The sanctions include freezing the assets of eight Belarusian defense companies and imposing a ban on providing economic resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 11, it was announced that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine also joined the aforementioned sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The July 18 package focuses on banning arms imports, implementing export controls and blocking financial transactions. Notably, separate sanctions documents were adopted for Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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