US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that Washington introduces visa restrictions for some Belarusian citizens for their activities abroad, “directed against dissidents”, writes Mignews.
In the State Department’s document there are no names of persons against which sanctions are imposed. The relations of Minsk with the West have deteriorated sharply after the last presidential elections, which took place on August 9, 2020.
According to the CEC of the Republic, Alexander Lukashenko won on them in the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. The opposition believes that the election won Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, writes then24. Due to the discrepancies, mass protests were launched, which were suppressed by the authorities. The West did not recognize Lukashenko legitimate leader.