The Biden administration leveled economic sanctions against a slate of individuals and entities tied to the government of Belarus on Wednesday, timing the move to mark the anniversary of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko “fraudulent” re-election three years ago.
, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and long known by critics as “Europe’s last dictator,” refused to leave office in 2020 after an election that most international observers said was won by pro-democracy activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya fled the country shortly after the vote and was later sentenced by the regime in absentia to 15 years in prison.
U.S. officials sharply criticized the election at the time, as well as an aggressive crackdown that the Lukashenko government engaged in after the vote, jailing thousands who had flooded the streets in several Belarusian cities calling for the autocratic leader’s ouster.has moved closer to Mr. Putin and strongly supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Belarusian leader helped defuse the June insurrection by Russian Wagner Group mercenaries against Mr. Putin.
The U.S. Treasury Department, which oversees sanctions against foreign targets, said the measures were also aimed at individuals involved in the “enrichment” of Mr.‘s “repressive” regime. A Treasury press release said that as a result of the actions announced Wednesday, “all property and interests” that those targeted have in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are now “blocked.
The impact of such sanctions, which some U.S. national security analysts describe as largely symbolic, can be difficult to gauge.
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