US issues new sanctions against top Russian ally Belarus
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The 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.
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