The EU has imposed long-delayed sanctions on dozens of officials accused of orchestrating the political crackdown in Belarus, triggering an immediate riposte from President Olexander Lukashenko’s embattled regime.
Financial Times: EU imposes long-delayed sanctions on Belarus regime
Opposition supporters gather during a rally to protest against the presidential inauguration in Minsk on Sept. 27, 2020. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko held his presidential inauguration in secret on September 23, 2020, after claiming victory in disputed polls that his opposition rivals have described as massively rigged.
