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EU Leaders Agree on Broader Economic Sanctions: Belarus Update
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WATCH: Images from FlightRadar show that airlines are starting to avoid Belarus.
European Union leaders agreed on broader economic sanctions against Belarus over the forced landing of a Ryanair Holdings Plc plane.
The 27 leaders meeting in Brussels on Monday demanded the immediate release of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich and called on the International Civil Aviation Organization to investigate the situation.