Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei attend a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia September 2, 2020. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS.
The move was pay back, he said, after the three Baltic countries on Monday said they were imposing travel bans on Lukashenko and 29 other Belarusian officials to punish them for their role in the alleged vote-rigging and in a crackdown against protesters. The European Union has been working on a list of individuals to target with sanctions but is expected to exclude Lukashenko.Standing alongside Makei, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered Lukashenko strong support and said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin would visit Belarus for talks on Thursday.
Lavrov also accused NATO and the European Union of making “destructive” statements about Belarus. He said Moscow saw no point in engaging with the Belarusian opposition council that has emerged amid nationwide anti-government protests.
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