US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane
1 year, 9 months ago

US sanctions Belarus’ election officials, president’s plane

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham. Lukashenko’s aircraft, a Boeing 737 that he uses for international travel, was also designated for sanctions, which blocks its use in the U.S. BelAZ, one of the largest manufacturers of large trucks and dump trucks in the world, and the automotive manufacturer MAZ were also sanctioned. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the U.S. “will continue to impose costs on the regime and those who support it for their repression of the people of Belarus” and for the Belarusian government’s support for Russia’s war.

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Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
1 month ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to the Kremlin-allied country. A decree published Friday by Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’ autocratic president, described Tomasz Szmydt as being “prosecuted for political reasons” in Poland. Szmydt’s defection to Belarus in May trained the focus on Poland as …

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
1 month ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

The Independent  

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Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 31 people convicted over 'extremism'

Firstpost  

“Two women and 29 men have been pardoned,” the Belarusian presidency said in a statement, adding that 17 of them had “chronic illnesses” and seven were parents of small children Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 political prisoners, the latest such move that comes two months before an election in which he is set to extend his 30-year rule. …

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Belarusian authorities launch a new wave of repression ahead of presidential vote

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have launched a new wave of arrests, seeking to uproot any sign of dissent ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, rights campaigners said. “The new massive wave of arrests and searches is a planned action of intimidation ahead of the election,” said Viasna’s representative Pavel Sapelka. …

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

The Independent  

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Poland charges 3 Belarusians who forced the diversion of a plane to Minsk in 2021
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Poland charges 3 Belarusians who forced the diversion of a plane to Minsk in 2021

The Independent  

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EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus
4 months, 2 weeks ago

EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 28 officials accused of human rights violations in Belarus and links to the ongoing crackdown against opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Others targeted included senior officials at the Belarus interior ministry’s department for combating organized crime and corruption as well as top officials at some of the country’s prisons …

Belarus’ authoritarian president pardons German man sentenced to death on terrorism charges
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus’ authoritarian president pardons German man sentenced to death on terrorism charges

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Tuesday granted a pardon to a German citizen who had been sentenced to death on terrorism charges. Krieger’s lawyer Vladimir Gorbach, who took part in the meeting, told the Belarusian state TV that Lukashenko said he would consider Krieger’s request for pardon and announce his decision later. Pavel Sapelka of Belarus’ Viasna human …

Belarus frees head of banned party as Lukashenko slowly releases some political prisoners
5 months ago

Belarus frees head of banned party as Lukashenko slowly releases some political prisoners

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The head of a banned Belarusian opposition party who had been behind bars for two years was released on Monday as the authoritarian country frees a trickle of political prisoners, according to the respected human rights group Viasna. Lukashenko announced an amnesty in early July for some seriously ill political prisoners, and 19 have been released so …

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow
5 months ago

Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all dissent and cozying up to Moscow

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Lukashenko has turned Belarus into a fragment of the USSR, …

Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
6 months, 1 week ago

Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian government in Minsk where he could face prison and torture, his lawyers and supporters said Friday. “Today, the lawyers of movie director Andrei Hniot received the decision of the Higher Court in Belgrade on Andrei’s possible extradition to Belarus,” said …

Hungary's foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary's foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties

The Independent  

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Hungary’s foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Hungary’s top diplomat visited Belarus on Wednesday for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union’s sanctions against the country. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declared that “our position is clear: the fewer sanctions, the more cooperation!” The EU has slapped an array of sweeping sanctions on Belarus for the repression, which followed mass protests fueled by …

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
7 months, 1 week ago

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years. Belarus’ Investigative Committee said Thursday the latest raids and seizures targeted activists who criticized Belarusian authorities abroad and rallied …

Belarusians vote in a tightly controlled election as the opposition calls for its boycott
10 months ago

Belarusians vote in a tightly controlled election as the opposition calls for its boycott

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Sunday’s tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set to cement the hard-line rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite a prominent opposition leader’s call for a boycott. “Detentions, arrests and searches are taking place during the vote.” Speaking during Tuesday’s meeting with top Belarusian law enforcement officials, Lukashenko alleged without offering evidence that Western …

As Belarus votes in tightly controlled elections, its leader accuses the West of fueling unrest
10 months ago

As Belarus votes in tightly controlled elections, its leader accuses the West of fueling unrest

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The authoritarian leader of Belarus on Tuesday accused the West of trying to foment protests during parliamentary and local elections this month in order to undermine his rule, while the country’s opposition leader-in-exile denounced the vote as a “cynical farce” and called for its boycott. “Belarusians inside the country hate this regime, but they can’t openly say …

President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections. The new measure appears aimed at further shoring up Lukashenko’s power and eliminating potential challengers in the country’s next presidential election, which is due to take place …

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers
1 year ago

Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining people in their workplaces across the country as they carry out hundreds of searches among election observers ahead of next year’s vote, the Belarusian human rights center Viasna said Tuesday. Representatives from the main intelligence service, the KGB, which has retained its Soviet name, are forcing activists …

Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression
1 year, 3 months ago

Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Tuesday banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to …

US sanctions Russian intelligence officers over elections interference
1 year, 6 months ago

US sanctions Russian intelligence officers over elections interference

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence officers who supervised two officers who were recently indicted by the Justice Department for their involvement in the Kremlin’s attempts to influence a local election in the United States. Sukhodolov also worked with Ionov to conduct foreign malign influence operations around the world, including in the U.S., Ukraine, …

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus hands lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of 2020 protests

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Wednesday handed lengthy prison terms to 18 participants of mass anti-government protests that shook the country in 2020, the latest step in a brutal years-long effort to stifle all and any dissent. According to the authorities, the protesters formed a resistance movement, attacked law enforcement officers, carried out acts of sabotage and …

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania. Pratasevich ran a Telegram messaging app channel that was widely used by participants in mass protests against the disputed August 2020 election that gave authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko …

Belarus Targeted in New Sanctions Round
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus Targeted in New Sanctions Round

Live Mint  

The U.S. has imposed a new round of sanctions on Belarus, targeting the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko for its continued support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and for its crackdown on Belarus’s pro-democracy movement. Mr. Lukashenko’s regime “relies on state-owned enterprises and key officials to generate substantial revenue that enables oppressive acts against the Belarusian people,” said Brian Nelson, …

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Thursday signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason. The amendments to the country’s criminal code endorsed by President Alexander Lukashenko envisage death sentences for officials and servicemen who caused “irreparable damage” to Belarus’ national security through acts of treason. The bill that Lukashenko signed …

Belarus court sentences exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus court sentences exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to prison

Deccan Chronicle  

Minsk : A Belarusian court has sentenced the country's exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison. Another prominent opponent, Pavel Latushko, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, and three others were sentenced to 12 years in prison, Euro News reported citing state news agency Belta and the human rights organisation Viasna. Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya …

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric, asked whether Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had any reaction to …

Belarusian opposition leader handed 15-year prison term
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarusian opposition leader handed 15-year prison term

Al Jazeera  

Minsk court convicts Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in absentia on charges of treason and conspiracy to seize power. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been handed a 15-year prison term after being convicted in absentia of treason and conspiracy to seize power, a verdict she says is punishment for her efforts to promote democracy. The authorities put Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition’s de …

Belarusian president's visit expected to cement ties
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarusian president's visit expected to cement ties

China Daily  

Alexander Lukashenko Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is due to start his three-day state visit to China on Tuesday, with expectations high that cooperation between the two countries on post-pandemic economic recovery and the Russia-Ukraine conflict will top the agenda of talks. China looks forward to working with Belarus and taking Lukashenko's visit as an opportunity to pursue further progress in …

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020
1 year, 10 months ago

Hungary FM’s Belarus visit 1st from EU country since 2020

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday became the first senior official from a European Union country to visit Belarus since the authoritarian Belarusian regime imposed a harsh crackdown on opposition in 2020. The EU has slapped an array of sanctions on the country already, both for the repression that followed mass protests against the 2020 presidential …

Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime
2 years, 2 months ago

Belarus activist gets 25-year sentence for opposing regime

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A leading Belarusian political activist was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday for opposing President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet nation. Investigators accused Autukhovich and others who faced trial alongside him in the western city of Grodno of setting alight a car belonging to a police …

Belarus sentences dissident’s girlfriend to six years in prison
2 years, 7 months ago

Belarus sentences dissident’s girlfriend to six years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Sofia Sapega, whose flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, was convicted for inciting social hatred. A Belarusian court sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident arrested after their commercial flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, to six years in prison on Friday for inciting social hatred, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. …

Why the EU is imposing sanctions on Belarus amid the Ukraine-Russia war
2 years, 9 months ago

Why the EU is imposing sanctions on Belarus amid the Ukraine-Russia war

The Hindu  

The story so far: The European Union on Sunday declared a new set of sanctions on Russia and its ally Belarus as the Kremlin continues to wage a war in Ukraine. In her statement, EU President Ursula von der Leyen called Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko “a collaborator of the Kremlin” and “the other aggressor in this war”. French Foreign Minister …

Opinion: One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alexander Vindman, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, is a doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the author of the memoir, “Here, Right Matters” and a Renew Democracy Initiative board member. He sacrificed his military career when he reported former President Donald Trump’s threats to withhold support from Ukraine if Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

U.S. Expands Sanctions On Allies Of Belarus' Authoritarian Leader
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Expands Sanctions On Allies Of Belarus' Authoritarian Leader

NPR  

Expands Sanctions On Allies Of Belarus' Authoritarian Leader Enlarge this image toggle caption Pavel Orlovsky/Belta/AFP via Getty Images Pavel Orlovsky/Belta/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. government announced new sanctions Monday on Belarusian government officials and wealthy allies of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, calling the measures a response to the regime's ongoing political repression and corruption. The Treasury Department said it …

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions
3 years, 4 months ago

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition hopes the United States and Europe will impose new sanctions on money-making government enterprises that will lead to the collapse of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and a peaceful transition that pro-democracy supporters are preparing for because “it can happen very fast.” Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger to Lukashenko in last …

EU slaps economic sanctions on Belarus over rights breaches
3 years, 6 months ago

EU slaps economic sanctions on Belarus over rights breaches

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union slapped economic sanctions on Belarus on Thursday in response to what the bloc called the “escalation of serious human rights violations” including the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich. The sanctions also restrict Belarus’ access to EU capital markets and halted payments to the country’s public sector by the European Investment Bank. On Monday, EU foreign …

EU sanctions Belarus over flight incident, alleged rights abuses
3 years, 6 months ago

EU sanctions Belarus over flight incident, alleged rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

Bloc announces a new and wide-ranging package of punitive measures in response to the ‘escalation of serious human rights violations’. The European Union has imposed wide-ranging economic sanctions on Belarus in response to what the bloc called the “escalation of serious human rights violations”, including the detention of Roman Protasevich. The 27-nation bloc, which views Lukashenko’s win last year as …

New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison
3 years, 6 months ago

New Belarusian law threatens protesters with years in prison

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The authoritarian president of Belarus signed a law Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to three years for participating in an unsanctioned demonstration, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on protests against his rule after nearly 27 years in power. The bill President Alexander Lukashenko signed permits judges to sentence people convicted of joining at …

The Belarus plane hijacking reflects appeasement of tyranny
3 years, 6 months ago

The Belarus plane hijacking reflects appeasement of tyranny

Al Jazeera  

Lukashenko hijacked a European civil aircraft because he thought he could get away with it. On May 23, the world watched as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko used his air force to intercept a civilian airliner on the pretext of a bogus bomb threat, grounded it in Minsk, and kidnapped prominent opposition journalist Roman Protasevich and his fiancé before eventually freeing …

US slaps sanctions on Belarus following forced landing of Ryanair plane carrying journalist Roman Protasevich
3 years, 6 months ago

US slaps sanctions on Belarus following forced landing of Ryanair plane carrying journalist Roman Protasevich

ABC  

Joe Biden's administration is drawing up a list of targeted sanctions against key members of the Belarusian government after the former Soviet republic forced a passenger jet to land and arrested a dissident journalist who was on board. Key points: The US wants Belarus to properly explain the circumstances behind the forced landing of a Ryanair flight carrying journalist Roman …

White House Slaps Sanctions On Belarus Following Brazen Arrest Of Opposition Figure
3 years, 6 months ago

White House Slaps Sanctions On Belarus Following Brazen Arrest Of Opposition Figure

NPR  

White House Slaps Sanctions On Belarus Following Brazen Arrest Of Opposition Figure Enlarge this image toggle caption Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images The White House on Friday night announced a series of sanctions against Belarus for its forced landing of a Ryanair commercial flight and the subsequent removal and arrest of opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. …

Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest
3 years, 6 months ago

Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called a state- The dramatic developments put a spotlight on Belarusian President …

Belarus plane diversion: What you should know, in 500 words
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus plane diversion: What you should know, in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Western powers are furious after Minsk diverted a plane and arrested a dissident journalist who was on board. Ryanair said Belarusian air traffic control notified its crew of a “potential security threat on board” and instructed them to divert the plane to the nearest airport, Minsk. Deputy air force commander Andrei Gurtsevich said the plane’s crew had made the decision …

Editorial: Belarus must pay if it hijacked a flight to capture a dissenter
3 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Belarus must pay if it hijacked a flight to capture a dissenter

LA Times  

The United States and the European Union have responded with immediate and appropriate outrage to the apparent hijacking of a plane by the authoritarian government of Belarus so that a dissident, activist journalist on board could be arrested. Living in self-imposed exile in Lithuania, Pratasevich, 26, ran a messaging app that helped organize protests against Lukashenko, a strongman accused of …

Opponent Of Belarus' Authoritarian President Arrested After Flight Diverted To Country
3 years, 7 months ago

Opponent Of Belarus' Authoritarian President Arrested After Flight Diverted To Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition is calling a hijacking operation by the government. The presidential press service said President Alexander Lukashenko personally ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet …

Belarus decries sanctions US reimposed on 9 state companies
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus decries sanctions US reimposed on 9 state companies

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over sanctions that the United States reimposed on nine state-owned companies in the ex-Soviet country, citing human rights violations. “This action is a further consequence of the Belarusian authorities’ flagrant disregard for human rights and Belarus’ failure to comply with its obligations under international human rights law,” U.S. Secretary of …

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking
3 years, 8 months ago

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against several dozen people and companies, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. “And it seems to me the Biden administration has done a pretty good job framing up the relationship in exactly …

EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others
4 years, 1 month ago

EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country’s contested August presidential election. EU headquarters said in a statement that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was put on the sanctions list along his son and national security adviser, Viktor Lukashenko. …

EU sanctions Lukashenko for crackdown on Belarus protests
4 years, 1 month ago

EU sanctions Lukashenko for crackdown on Belarus protests

Al Jazeera  

Belarus president, son and 13 officials will be banned from entering EU territory and will have their assets frozen. The European Union has slapped sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and 14 other officials for repression of the pro-democracy movement following August’s contested election. The asset freezes and travel bans were implemented on Friday following an EU ambassadors’ agreement earlier …

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