{"id":47138,"date":"2023-06-05T21:50:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/belarusian-ruler-acknowledges-sanctions-toll\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarusian-ruler-acknowledges-sanctions-toll","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/47138\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian ruler acknowledges sanctions\u2019 toll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 5, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian ruler Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka has acknowledged that Western sanctions have hurt his country\u2019s economy and living standards, in a rare admission of vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p> In a message to Denmark on its Constitution Day, \u0141uka\u0161enka said Belarusians and Danes can be proud of their high social and economic achievements that can be ruined by&nbsp;\u201cunjust sanctions&#8221; and \u201cwar hysteria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> He said such restrictions&nbsp;only cause&nbsp;\u201ca decline in the quality of life and uncertainty about the future&#8221; for both sides.<\/p>\n<p> \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s remarks contrast with his previous defiant stance, as he claimed that Belarus and its ally Russia can provide for themselves and that sanctions are an opportunity to develop domestic industries.<\/p>\n<p> The EU has imposed sanctions on Belarus for its crackdown on dissent and its role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The measures include travel bans and asset freezes on officials and entities, as well as trade and financial restrictions. Denmark, an EU member, supports the sanctions.<\/p>\n<p> Prime Minister Raman Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka said in March that sanctions had a \u201cdirect blocking impact\u02ee on 25 percent of the Belarusian economy, and the remaining share is \u201cunder the indirect impact.\u02ee<\/p>\n<p>Belarus\u2019 GDP fell by 4.7 percent in 2022. The government expects a 3.8 percent rise this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 5, BPN. Belarusian ruler Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka has acknowledged that Western sanctions have hurt his country\u2019s economy and living standards, in a rare admission of vulnerability. In a message to Denmark on its Constitution Day, \u0141uka\u0161enka said Belarusians and Danes can be proud of their high social and economic achievements that can be ruined by&nbsp;\u201cunjust [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[21,16],"class_list":["post-47138","articles","type-articles","status-publish","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>Belarusian ruler acknowledges sanctions\u2019 toll | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 5, BPN. 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