Speaking at a meeting to discuss response to sanctions on 6 July, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed that the use of sanctions to put pressure on a sovereign state is lawlessness and blackmail on an international scale, BelTA has learned.
Noting that the sanctions, which impacted main export industries in the country, remain the most prominent story for media projects, he emphasized that, these decisions have nothing to do with the legal system.
Lukashenko said that the use of restrictive measures as an instrument to put pressure on a sovereign state is lawlessness and blackmail on an international scale, reminding that blackmailing is condemned in the documents of the UN and other international organizations as an unacceptable measure.
Lukashenko’s statement came after a final order for air travel restrictions on Belarus was imposed on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, saying ticket sales for flights between Belarus and the U.S. are banned immediately, including interline travel where multiple flights are used to get to a destination.
This measure was proposed by the department back in June after Belarus forced Ryanair diverted a flight and land so they could arrest the journalist and critic of Belarusian leader, Raman Pratasevich. But according to Lukashenko, It is as clear as day that the Ryanair plane’s landing in Minsk is only a formal reason for sanctions.
As the US joined the EU in sanctioning Belarus, Lukashenko threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of European Union products through his country.
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