US sanctions against companies, individuals, Belarus

These measures are based on sanctions imposed on individuals and subjects in Belarus in response to the brutal blow against the pro-democratic movement and civil society, following presidential elections manipulated in August 2020, the department announced.

These actions also highlight the US's willingness to call for responsibility to the regime in Minsk for its co-operation in the Russian Federation's unjustified fight against Ukraine, the statement said.

Lucasenka's authoritarian regime relies on state-owned companies and top officials to realise considerable revenues that enable expective action against the Belarusian people”, Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said.

“We remain committed to imposing costs on the Lukashenka regime due to the oppression of democracy and for supporting Putin's (in Ukraine)” war, Nelson said.

At the same time, the US State Department announced visa restrictions for 14 other people, including regime officials.

New members of the Belarus Central Election Commission have also been added to the list of sanctions, due to presidential elections reportedly forged in August 2020.

Belarus's CEC played a role in banning opposition candidates, unable access to pollers, as well as in Certificate of the incorrect number of votes. O The FAC, earlier, imposed sanctions against some of its members because of election fraud and has now added six new names.

New American measures have also sanctioned the Boeing 737 aircraft, which is used as the Alyaxander Lucasanca presidential plane, but it is pointed out that Lucas takes advantage of personal and family travel.

All the assets of sanctioned persons in the United States are now frozen and financial institutions and other persons performing transactions or activities with subjects and sanctioned individuals can be exposed to these measures.