Share:The US imposed its largest tranche of sanctions on Belarus to date in a coordinated action with its western allies on the anniversary of the eastern European country's 2020 elections. Biden issued an executive order that allows for his administration to impose new sanctions on Lukashenko and his government, and the Treasury Department immediately blacklisted 27 Belarusian individuals and 17 entities tied to his government. Belarusian businessman Mikalai Varabei and his Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia-based energy companies are being designated for doing so via the country's energy sector, the Treasury Department said. Aliaksey Aleksin, a Tobacco mogul, and his businesses, as well as Nebojsa Karic, and his construction empire, are also being sanctioned. The UK and Canada separately issued their own tranches of sanctions in coordination with the US, and the EU did so on June 24.

Source: The Nation August 09, 2021 18:56 UTC