Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Anatoly Glaz commented on the restrictive measures introduced by Washington. According to the statement of Mr. Glaz, in Minsk these sanctions are considered interference in the sovereign affairs of the republic.
Also, these restrictive measures in Belarus were considered an attempt to put pressure on the judicial system, said a representative of the Foreign Ministry TASS. “Short-sighted and erroneous” restrictive measures will receive an appropriate response from the Belarusian authorities, Anatoly Glaz said.
Formerly USA expanded restrictive measures for “undermining democracy” in Belarus. Sanctions were imposed against 25 individuals. In general, after 2020, more than 300 people fell under visa sanctions. These restrictive measures, according to the US, are related to the suppression of protests in Belarus after the elections, which were won by the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko. Mass demonstrations in the republic ended in the winter of 2021.
Yesterday, January 17, in Washington declaredthat “the suppression of the Belarusian people continues.”
