{"id":99918,"date":"2024-08-10T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99918\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-politician-thanks-us-uk-for-august-9-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99918\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politician thanks US, UK for August 9 sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 9,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> \u201cWe are grateful to the United States and Britain for their great work to prepare targeted sanctions timed to coincide with August 9,\u201d Franak Via\u010dorka, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, told <em>Pozirk<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, London&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-announces-new-belarus-sanctions-to-mark-anniversary-of-sham-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">sanctioned<\/a>&nbsp;four former and current commanders of penal colonies and three entities, while Washington imposed sanctions on 19 individuals, 14 entities and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s aircraft, a luxury Boeing 737.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese are the sanctions against those who help terrorize Belarusians and against those who facilitate the criminal war against Ukraine. These people have personal connections with \u0141uka\u0161enka,\u201d Via\u010dorka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London\u2019s sanctions against prison officials is a warning against impunity, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada, the European Union, the UK and the United States timed their sanctions to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the August 2020 election marred by allegations of fraud and police violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">US sanctions \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s luxury aircraft, companies, individuals<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 9, Pozirk. The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on 19 individuals, 14 entities and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s aircraft, a luxury Boeing 737. \u201cThis action targets persons involved in supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine through military resource production &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/99910\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\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\/12\/flag-of-the-great-britain_134398-7476-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/flag-of-the-great-britain_134398-7476-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/flag-of-the-great-britain_134398-7476.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">UK announces new Belarus sanctions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 9, Pozirk. The UK has sanctioned four former and current commanders of penal colonies and three entities from Belarus in a coordinated action with international partners that marks four years since \u201cthe deeply flawed presidential election and start of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/99900\">\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 9,&nbsp;Pozirk. \u201cWe are grateful to the United States and Britain for their great work to prepare targeted sanctions timed to coincide with August 9,\u201d Franak Via\u010dorka, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, told Pozirk. &nbsp; Yesterday, London&nbsp;sanctioned&nbsp;four former and current commanders of penal colonies and three entities, while Washington imposed sanctions on 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