USA, Canada, EU And UK Imposed Sanctions Against Lukashenka Regime

The state debt, businesses and lukashists are put under sanctions.

The U.S., Canada, the EU and the UK have imposed sanctions against the Lukashenka regime.

The European Union adopted the fifth package of sanctions against Minsk in connection with the migration crisis on the border between Belarus and the EU countries.

"The restrictions were adopted "in connection with the hybrid actions of Belarus in using migrants to exert pressure on the EU states," reads the statement of the EU Council.

The fifth package of the EU sanctions covers 17 individuals and 11 entities directly involved in exacerbating the situation with migrants on the western border of Belarus, as well as entities in the chemical and aeronautical sectors, as well as those involved in automotive parts. After the restrictions are imposed, the listed companies will not be allowed to carry on business with European partners.

Those put under sanctions:

Anatol Lappo, chairman of the State Border Committee;

Ihar Kruchkou, head of the separate service of active operations of the State Border Committee;

Kanstantsin Molastau, head of the Hrodna Border Guard Group;

Pavel Kharchanka, head of the Hrodna Border Guard Group;

Ihar Hutnik, head of the Brest Border Guard Group;

Aliaksandr Davidziuk, head of the Lida border guard unit;

Maksim Butranets, head of the Smarhon border guard unit;

Anatol Hlaz, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Siarhei Yepikhau, judge of the Minsk District Court;

Ihar Liubavitski, judge of the Supreme Court;

Siarhei Hirhel, senior prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office;

Valiantsina Kulik, Judge of the Supreme Court;

Ihar Marshalau, director of the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee ;

Andrei Prakapuk, deputy director of the Department of Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee ;

Hanna Sakalouskaya, judge of the Supreme Court panel on civil cases;

Marat Markau, chairman of the board of the Second National TV Channel (ONT TV channel);

Dzmitry Korsiuk, judge of the Minsk Tsentralny district court.

"Belavia",

"Tsentrkurort",

"Oskartur"

Minsk Hotel,

Planeta Hotel,

The separate service of active operations of the State Border Committee,

Cham Wings Airlines (Syria),

VIP Grub visa center (Turkey),

"Hrodna Azot",

"Belarusnauta",

"Hrodna Khimvalakno",

"Belshyna".

The United States also imposed new sanctions against the Lukashenka regime, reports the website of the U.S. Treasury Department. The restrictions affected 20 people, 12 organizations and three aircraft.

The sanctions were imposed against::

Dzmitry Lukashenka, the dictator's middle son. He is chairman of the central council of the "President" sports club and is a member of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus;

Andrei Parshyn, head of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of the Interior Ministry of Belarus;

Dzianis Chemadanau, husband of the former press-secretary of the Interior Ministry of Belarus Volha Chemadanava;

Deputy Interior Minister Dzmitry Karziuk;

Anatol Lappo, head of the State Border Committee of Belarus;

his first deputy Ihar Butkevich and deputies Siarhei Novikau and Ihar Pechan;

Dzmitry Baskau, ex-chairman of Belarus Ice Hockey Federation, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly, suspect in the murder of Raman Bandarenka, and others.

In addition, the U.S. imposed sanctions against the national debt of Belarus, prohibiting the U.S. citizens to operate with "new debt securities" with maturity of more than 90 days and issued on or after December 2.

The authorities of the UK and Canada announced that they had joined the restrictive measures against the Lukashenka regime, imposed by the European Union and the U.S.

These restrictive measures are a response to the migration crisis, for which Western countries blame Aliaksandr Lukashenka and his associates personally.

According to the website of the British government, Britain, the U.S., the EU, and Canada gave a collective response to the ongoing human rights violations by the Belarusian authorities.

"Today, in response to continuing attacks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in Belarus, and in response to the lack of respect for international norms and repeated acts of repression, we have reintroduced coordinated sanctions against certain individuals and organizations," the document reads.

Representatives of the British government say the country imposes sanctions against the Belaruskali company, as well as certain citizens of the republic.

In particular, the list includes five propaganda state-run media.

Restrictive measures, implying a ban to enter the UK and freezing of bank accounts, are imposed on Chairman of the Belarusian Union of Journalists, propagandist Andrei Kryvasheyeu, Deputy Chairman of Belteleradiocompany Siarhei Husachenka, propagandist of Sovetskaya Belorussiya Andrei Mukavozchyk and propagandist of the same media Liudmila Hladkaya, as well as on crazy propagandist of STV TV channel Ryhor Azaronak.

Also head of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Andrei Parshyn, judge of the Frunzenski District Court of Minsk Natallia Buhuk and former assistant prosecutor in the same court Alina Kasjanchyk are on the list.

Joint Statement

The US, Canada, the UK and the EU issued a joint statement on the occasion of adopting collective sanctions.

They demand that Minsk stop organizing illegal migration across the borders of the European Union, release political prisoners, and begin a dialogue with the opposition.

"We again demand from the Lukashenka regime to stop immediately and completely the organization of illegal migration across the borders with the EU. Those who contribute to the illegal crossing of the external EU borders in Belarus or other third countries should know that it will cost them dear," reads the text of the statement, published on its website by the Canadian Foreign Ministry.

The document also called for "the unconditional and immediate release of nearly 900 political prisoners, an end to the repressive campaign and the implementation of the recommendations of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism expert mission by taking significant measures to address the concerns identified in the OSCE Vienna Mechanism."

"The regime must get engaged immediately in a comprehensive and meaningful political dialogue with representatives of the democratic opposition and civil society, facilitated by the OSCE, leading to new free and fair presidential elections under international observation," the U.S. and its allies said.