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UK imposes sanctions on Belarus
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
The UK, alongside the EU and allies, imposes sanctions on Belarus following disputed elections and human rights concerns.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, the European Union and their allies on Monday condemned what they called "sham" presidential elections in Belarus, with Britain announcing sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies.
"We are united in our condemnation of the sham presidential elections in Belarus on 26 January and the ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Belarusian regime," a joint statement from Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand and Britain, said.
The statement was published on the British government website.
"Recently announced sanctions represent a coordinated, multilateral effort to hold the (Alexander) Lukashenko regime to account."
(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sachin Ravikumar, editing by William James)
The UK announced sanctions targeting Belarus in response to what it called 'sham' presidential elections.
The sanctions were imposed due to ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Belarusian regime.
The UK was joined by the European Union and their allies in condemning the elections.
The presidential elections in Belarus were held on 26 January.
The joint statement emphasizes a united condemnation of the Belarus elections and the need to hold the Lukashenko regime accountable.
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