Obama extended US sanctions for Belarus

US President Barack Obama extended the year of the US sanctions against representatives of the leadership of Belarus for a year.

The decree states that “the actions of certain representatives of the Belarusian government pose an extreme threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” They also “undermine democratic processes and institutions in Belarus.”

According to Washington, there are “human rights violations associated with political repression, including detentions and kidnappings, as well as corruption and misuse of government property.”

A similar decree was first issued in June 2006 by then US President George W. Bush. In accordance with the order of the head of the Washington administration, arrest was imposed on the property of certain categories of Belarusian citizens in the United States, as well as outside of them, if they were under the control of the American government.

The blacklist of sanctioned Belarusian officials included in the executive order included 10 names, including the country's President, the Secretary of the Security Council, the Ministers of Justice and Internal Affairs, the Chairman of the KGB, the head of the Central Election Commission and the head of state television. and radio.

Absolutely the same wording Obama used last year, when he decided to maintain these sanctions. Thus, according to Washington, the situation with human rights in Belarus has not changed.