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We Need EU Sanctions On Belarus: VdL

EU COMMISSION

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tweets: "We need additional sanctions against those who violated democratic values or abused human rights in Belarus. I am confident today's EU Foreign Ministers' discussion will demonstrate our strong support for the rights of the people in Belarus to fundamental freedoms & democracy."

  • Comes after the fifth successive night of protests in the Belarusian capital Minsk following Sunday's presidential election, decried by the country's opposition as fraudulent following the official results giving incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide win.

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