By John Owen Nwachukwu The United Kingdom has hit Belarus with new sanctions, including a trade block of around 60 million pounds ($...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
The United Kingdom has hit Belarus with new sanctions,
including a trade block of around 60 million pounds ($73 million) of goods.
The UK is angered by Belarus’ role in supporting the Russian
invasion of Ukraine.
Announcement was made by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Office (FCDO) Monday.
The new economic, trade and transport sanctions are to ban
the import of Belarusian iron and steel, while prohibiting the export of oil
refining goods, advanced technological components and luxury products.
The sanctions will come into effect Tuesday and also banned
Belarusian companies from issuing debt and securities in London, according to
the FCDO.
“The Belarus regime has actively facilitated Putin’s
invasion, letting Russia use its territory to pincer Ukraine — launching troops
and missiles from their border and flying Russian jets through their airspace,”
an FCDO statement read.
“[Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko has also openly
supported the Kremlin’s narrative, claiming that Kyiv was ‘provoking Russia’ in
order to justify Putin’s bloody invasion,” it added.
The UK had previously introduced tariffs on a range of
Belarusian goods and sanctioned several Belarusian citizens and companies.
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