EU Agrees on Belarus Sanctions to Target Russia’s Circumvention

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Vladimir Putin, in a photo released by Russian state media.Photographer: Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images
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European Union ambassadors agreed to a new package of sanctions on Belarus as the bloc tries to crack down on Russia’s circumvention of penalties imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.

“With this package we increase the pressure on both countries & make our sanctions against Russia even more effective,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a post on X.