Further sanctions on Belarus?

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told French radio that Belarus could face more sanctions if it becomes more involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

And yesterday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he ordered troops to side with Russian forces near Ukraine, in response to what he claimed was a clear threat to his country from Kiev and its supporters in the West. .

Comments from Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, indicate a possible further escalation of the war in Ukraine, possibly with the deployment of joint Russia-Belarus forces in northern Ukraine.