{"id":193844,"date":"2026-06-29T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193844\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","slug":"eu-vows-more-sanctions-as-long-as-belarus-backs-russias-war-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193844\/","title":{"rendered":"EU vows more sanctions as long as Belarus backs Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 29, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The European Union will continue to impose sanctions as long as <\/em><\/strong>Minsk continues to support and facilitate Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, Ukrinform<\/em> cited\u00a0European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRussia is dragging Belarus into this war by deepening its ties with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka,\u201d she said. \u201cWherever Russia goes, it brings destruction in its wake, as we have seen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Commission believes that Belarus \u201cis already part of\u201d Russia\u2019s aggression, the official added, but refrained from assessing the prospect of Belarus\u2019 direct involvement in the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian regime needs only to exercise common sense to avoid being drawn into Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, Hipper said when asked whether Belarus required any external assistance to prevent its direct involvement in the conflict on Moscow\u2019s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The reality on the ground is that Belarus is already providing Russia with full support,” Hipper said. “We have also seen what \u0141uka\u0161enka has done in terms of hybrid threats against the EU, including the instrumentalization of migrants. That is precisely why we have imposed targeted measures against his regime.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hipper made the remarks two days after talks between \u0141uka\u0161enka and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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