Belarus will retaliate against Western sanctions soon – premier
<p> MINSK, Dec 3 - PrimePress. Belarus will pass a package of retaliatory measures against Western countries in the coming days, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters after a meeting on Belarus' socio-economic development hosted by President Lukashenko on 3 December, the Belarusian government’s press-service said. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Golovchenko, Belarus postponed the adoption of tough retaliatory measures several times, hoping that the other party’s common sense would prevail. “It did not, so we have prepared and in the coming days will introduce a package of economic measures in response to the restrictive actions taken against our country,” said Golovchenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The list will be long enough. These will not be so-called asymmetric or formal measures. These will be economic measures in response to the pressure put on us,” Golovchenko emphasized. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, after the August 2020 presidential election in Belarus a political crisis began. The EU, UK, US and Canada has been gradually imposing sanctions against Belarusian officials as well as individual businesses, accusing Minsk of election rigging and abuse of human rights. The EU has imposed individual and economic sectoral sanctions since 25 June 2021. In particular, EU restrictions target Belarus’ trade in oil products, potash fertilizers, raw materials and equipment for the production of tobacco and tobacco products. </p> <p> </p> <p> The U.S. Department of the Treasury on 3 June 2021 re-imposed full blocking sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises previously granted relief under a series of General Licenses by the Treasury Department (Belneftekhim Concern and its U.S. representative office, as well as Belneftekhim-controlled Belshina, Grodno Azot, Grodno Khimvolokno, Lakokraska, Naftan, Polotsk-Steklovolokno, and Belarusian Oil Trading House). </p> <p> </p> <p> On 9 August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on major sectors of the Belarusian economy, including the potash and oil refining industry, government securities and money market instruments, as well as dual-use goods and technologies and the aviation industry. </p> <p> </p> <p> On 2 December 2021, the EU, the US, the UK and Canada adopted new sanctions against Belarus. In particular, the U.S. expanded its Belarus sanctions list by including another 20 Belarusian individuals, 12 legal entities and two aircraft; the EU added 17 individuals and 11 legal entities, and the UK imposed sanctions on Belaruskali and eight individuals. End </p>
2021-12-04
Primepress
Belarus will retaliate against Western sanctions soon – premier
MINSK, Dec 3 - PrimePress. Belarus will pass a package of retaliatory measures against Western countries in the coming days, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told reporters after a meeting on Belarus' socio-economic development hosted by President Lukashenko on 3 December, the Belarusian government’s press-service said.
According to Golovchenko, Belarus postponed the adoption of tough retaliatory measures several times, hoping that the other party’s common sense would prevail. “It did not, so we have prepared and in the coming days will introduce a package of economic measures in response to the restrictive actions taken against our country,” said Golovchenko.
“The list will be long enough. These will not be so-called asymmetric or formal measures. These will be economic measures in response to the pressure put on us,” Golovchenko emphasized.
As previously reported, after the August 2020 presidential election in Belarus a political crisis began. The EU, UK, US and Canada has been gradually imposing sanctions against Belarusian officials as well as individual businesses, accusing Minsk of election rigging and abuse of human rights. The EU has imposed individual and economic sectoral sanctions since 25 June 2021. In particular, EU restrictions target Belarus’ trade in oil products, potash fertilizers, raw materials and equipment for the production of tobacco and tobacco products.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on 3 June 2021 re-imposed full blocking sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises previously granted relief under a series of General Licenses by the Treasury Department (Belneftekhim Concern and its U.S. representative office, as well as Belneftekhim-controlled Belshina, Grodno Azot, Grodno Khimvolokno, Lakokraska, Naftan, Polotsk-Steklovolokno, and Belarusian Oil Trading House).
On 9 August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on major sectors of the Belarusian economy, including the potash and oil refining industry, government securities and money market instruments, as well as dual-use goods and technologies and the aviation industry.
On 2 December 2021, the EU, the US, the UK and Canada adopted new sanctions against Belarus. In particular, the U.S. expanded its Belarus sanctions list by including another 20 Belarusian individuals, 12 legal entities and two aircraft; the EU added 17 individuals and 11 legal entities, and the UK imposed sanctions on Belaruskali and eight individuals. End