Biden imposes sanctions against Belarus' Lukashenko regime
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday said the United States is levying new sanctions against Belarus, marking the one-year anniversary of Alexander Lukashenko's election as president in an election that the U.S. and international community have said was fraught with irregularities.
In announcing the sanctions, the White House also noted the forced landing of a European airliner traveling through Belarus' airspace in order to arrest a prominent opposition journalist aboard.
Among those the Treasury Department cites in the new sanctions are Belaruskali OAO, which is one of Belarus’s largest state-owned enterprises and a source of wealth for the regime; the Belarusian National Olympic Committee; and 15 private companies, including the prominent Belarusian bank Absolutbank, that have ties to the Lukashenko regime.
The Belarus Olympic committee has been accused of facilitating money laundering, sanctions evasion and the circumvention of visa bans. The International Olympic Committee has also reprimanded it for its failure to protect Belarusian athletes from political discrimination and repression.
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Biden administration toughens sanctions on Belarus
President Biden on Monday signed an executive order expanding the sanctions on the government of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, one year after the country held what was widely considered to be a fraudulent election that kept Lukashenko in power.
Biden's order allows the U.S. government to impose sanctions on additional members of the Lukashenko government, including individuals operating in the security, energy, tobacco, construction and transportation sectors of the Belarusian economy, the White House said.
The Treasury Department is also issuing its largest round of sanctions to date against members of the government, as well as the Belarus Olympic Committee, which is accused of money laundering, and Belaruskali OAO, a state-owned company that is said to provide illicit funds for the government.
The additional actions come as the U.S. and its allies seek to increase the pressure on Lukashenko while he continues to quash dissent and tighten his hold on power.
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.."new sanctions are Belaruskali OAO, which is one of Belarus’s largest state-owned enterprises and a source of wealth for the regime; the Belarusian National Olympic Committee; and 15 private companies, including the prominent Belarusian bank Absolutbank, that have ties to the Lukashenko regime.
The Belarus Olympic committee has been accused of facilitating money laundering, sanctions evasion and the circumvention of visa bans"
Bravo, Joe!!