The Council of Europe has expanded sanctions against Belarus in a continued effort to maintain pressure on Minsk for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
New sanctions will ensure a tighter coordination of anti-Russian and anti-Belarusian sanctions, as well as made it more difficult to circumvent sanctions against Russia using Belarus.
According to new sanctions, it will be forbidden to export to Belarus a number of goods and technologies that can contribute to the military-technical development of the country.
The Council of Europe has also imposed new restrictions on firearms and munitions, as well as exports of aviation and space industry-related goods and technologies.
New sanctions were adopted urgently because it is important to make sure sanctions are not circumvented, as mentioned the European Commission’s statement.
“The EU’s sanctions against Russia are proving effective. They are limiting Russia’s ability to wage the war against Ukraine, including to manufacture new weapons and repair existing ones, as well as hinder its transport of material,” notes the European Commission.
The European Commission puts efforts into making sure sanctions are respected and attempts to circumvent them are presented.
The the 11th package of anti-Russian sanctions was adopted, the European Union also introduced measures to fight their circumvention.
The EU “will continue to support Ukraine and its people together with its international partners, including through additional political, financial, military and humanitarian support for as long as necessary,” as mentioned in European Commission’s statement.
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