{"id":177341,"date":"2026-02-26T21:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177341\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"eu-extends-sanctions-against-belarus-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177341\/","title":{"rendered":"EU extends sanctions against Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Council of the European Union has extended sanctions against Belarus for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka are linked to internal repression in Belarus, active support for Russia in its war against Ukraine and hybrid attacks against the EU, said the Lithuanian foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Belarusian government&#8217;s policy remains unchanged: civil society continues to be persecuted, Belarusian and foreign citizens are being held hostage and jailed for absurd reasons, and new hybrid attacks are being launched against us and our partners. The territory of Belarus is used for military purposes \u2013 Russian soldiers are treated there, children abducted from Ukraine are indoctrinated, and military infrastructure is used to circumvent Ukraine\u2019s air defences. We welcome the collective agreement of EU countries to maintain pressure on the regime responsible for serious international crimes,&#8221; emphasized Foreign Minister K\u0119stutis Budrys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 312 Belarusian citizens and 57 entities and organizations are subject to sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their assets are frozen, EU citizens and companies are prohibited from carrying out financial operations with them, and individuals on sanctions lists are prohibited from entering the EU. In addition, economic sanctions target Belarus&#8217; financial, trade, energy, transport and other sectors \u2013 aiming to reduce the regime&#8217;s revenue and prevent the circumvention of sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council\u2019s decision will remain in force until February 28, 2027, with the possibility of extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EU_Flag_POZ_744x500-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EU_Flag_POZ_744x500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/EU_Flag_POZ_744x500.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">EU fails to agree on 20th package of sanctions on Russia, Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 23, Pozirk. European Union (EU) ministers failed to agree on a new, 20th, package of sanctions timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said that work &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/176863\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 26, Pozirk. The Council of the European Union has extended sanctions against Belarus for another year. Sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka are linked to internal repression in Belarus, active support for Russia in its war against Ukraine and hybrid attacks against the EU, said the Lithuanian foreign ministry. &#8220;The Belarusian government&#8217;s policy remains unchanged: civil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":50980,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-177341","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU extends sanctions against Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 26, Pozirk. The Council of the European Union has extended sanctions against Belarus for another year. 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