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February 7, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The European Union plans to include “few dozen Belarusian and Russian military officers” in the 13th package of sanctions, EUobserver<\/em> reports<\/a>, citing its diplomatic sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new sanctions package will coincide with the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restrictions are also reportedly planned against Russian nationals involved in the abductions of Ukrainian children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 6, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen assured MEPs that EU sanctions had already “weakened” Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian opposition has repeatedly urged its Western partners to synchronize sanctions against Minsk and Moscow. The move would prevent sanctions evasion, its leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told Pozirk<\/em> in late January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian potash fertilizers cannot be excluded from the sanctions packages as they make up the main source of funding for Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials, she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past two years, the EU has not applied any serious sanctions against Minsk, the politician noted. Dictators perceive indecision in the West as a weakness and are testing how far they can go, Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EU slaps sanctions on 12 Belarusian officials<\/h3>\n
December 19, Pozirk. The European Union yesterday included 12 Belarusians and one Ukrainian of Belarusian origin in its 12th package of sanctions in a continuing effort to punish Minsk and Moscow for their hostility toward Ukraine. It named them as: …<\/div>\n \n