EU moves toward Belarus sanctions after crackdown on protests

Bloc’s foreign ministers agree to freeze assets of individuals responsible for vote-rigging and violence against protesters

European foreign ministers have agreed to move toward sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, after reports of the systematic abuse and torture of Belarusians swept up in the brutal crackdown on protests.

A diplomatic source said the EU’s 27 foreign ministers had agreed that individuals responsible for the falsification of Sunday’s presidential elections and subsequent violence against protesters should face asset freezes and travel bans into the bloc.

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