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US issues new sanctions against top Russian ally Belarus
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August 10, 2023
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0:38Now PlayingThe United States' Treasury Department issued new sanctions against Belarus on Wednesday (August 9) designating eight individuals and five entities to a list for allegedly funding the Belarusian government.
The sanctions were later confirmed by the State Department's spokesperson, Matthew Miller, during a briefing.
The individuals and entities targeted in the sanctions include three state-owned enterprises and the director and a subsidiary of one of those enterprises, the Treasury Department said.
It added the sanctions also targeted four employees of a Belarus government agency, three individuals facilitating sanctions evasion in support of Lukashenko's government, and one aircraft identified as blocked property.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly accused the West of trying to topple him after mass protests against his rule erupted in 2020 in the wake of a presidential election the opposition said he had fraudulently won. Lukashenko said he had won fairly, while conducting a sweeping crackdown on his opponents.
Belarus, led by Lukashenko since 1994, is Russia's staunchest ally among ex-Soviet states. In May, Russia moved ahead with a decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
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