Lukashenko warns EU about likely transit problems in retaliation for western sanctions against Belarus
<p> MINSK, May 4 - PrimePress. The European Union (EU) may face transit problems in the eastern direction if the pressure of western sanctions against Belarus continues. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made a statement at a meeting with Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko on May 4. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko said: “The Europeans have been overly zealous in this respect. I am not going into detail here, give any opinions. I will just say: if the Europeans want problems for themselves in connection with these sanctions, they will get them… They [the EU – editor’s note] keep us on a short leash and start pulling us when they feel like it. Profitable, or unprofitable - I can see that they do not even think about it anymore. Well, if they do not think about it, it is fine, they will go to Russia via... They will go to the Baltic Sea, they will transport goods around Spain as well - to the Mediterranean Sea and across the Black Sea, if they feel bad about a normal Belarus in the centre of Europe,” </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko also ordered Golovchenko to provide a report on the largest European projects in Belarus and the companies set up in Belarus: “We will take a look at how they work here…” </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the Government of Belarus adopted resolution #240 of 23 April 2021, which bans import and sale of products manufactured by Liqui Moly, Škoda Auto and Beiersdorf. The resolution was adopted on the basis of President Lukashenko’s ordinance #128 of 30 March 2021 “On application of special measures”: a ban shall be imposed on imports into the territory of the Republic of Belarus and the sale of certain groups of goods (including goods of certain manufacturers), whose country of origin is the state and (or) the association of states, that have decided to introduce special measures against Belarusian legal entities and (or) individuals, or joined the special measures against the Belarusian legal entities and (or) individuals, adopted by other states and (or) their associations. </p> <p> </p> <p> After the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, 2020, in which Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote, and the crackdown on peaceful protests that followed, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and their allies imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and some companies associated with them. End </p> <p> The EU has already imposed three sanctions lists, which include a number of Belarusian officials, including Lukashenko, and several organisations. A fourth package of EU sanctions on Belarus was scheduled to be considered at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on 10 May 2021. End </p>
2021-05-05
Primepress
Lukashenko warns EU about likely transit problems in retaliation for western sanctions against Belarus
MINSK, May 4 - PrimePress. The European Union (EU) may face transit problems in the eastern direction if the pressure of western sanctions against Belarus continues. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made a statement at a meeting with Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko on May 4.
Lukashenko said: “The Europeans have been overly zealous in this respect. I am not going into detail here, give any opinions. I will just say: if the Europeans want problems for themselves in connection with these sanctions, they will get them… They [the EU – editor’s note] keep us on a short leash and start pulling us when they feel like it. Profitable, or unprofitable - I can see that they do not even think about it anymore. Well, if they do not think about it, it is fine, they will go to Russia via... They will go to the Baltic Sea, they will transport goods around Spain as well - to the Mediterranean Sea and across the Black Sea, if they feel bad about a normal Belarus in the centre of Europe,”
Lukashenko also ordered Golovchenko to provide a report on the largest European projects in Belarus and the companies set up in Belarus: “We will take a look at how they work here…”
As previously reported, the Government of Belarus adopted resolution #240 of 23 April 2021, which bans import and sale of products manufactured by Liqui Moly, Škoda Auto and Beiersdorf. The resolution was adopted on the basis of President Lukashenko’s ordinance #128 of 30 March 2021 “On application of special measures”: a ban shall be imposed on imports into the territory of the Republic of Belarus and the sale of certain groups of goods (including goods of certain manufacturers), whose country of origin is the state and (or) the association of states, that have decided to introduce special measures against Belarusian legal entities and (or) individuals, or joined the special measures against the Belarusian legal entities and (or) individuals, adopted by other states and (or) their associations.
After the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, 2020, in which Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote, and the crackdown on peaceful protests that followed, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and their allies imposed sanctions against Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and some companies associated with them. End
The EU has already imposed three sanctions lists, which include a number of Belarusian officials, including Lukashenko, and several organisations. A fourth package of EU sanctions on Belarus was scheduled to be considered at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on 10 May 2021. End