By the end of last week, Western countries had hit authoritarian Alyaksandr Lukashenko’s ruling apparatus with three rounds of sanctions since he claimed victory in an August 2020 presidential vote that many Belarusians believe was blatantly rigged.
RFE/RL: The Lukashenko allies and kin hit with Western sanctions
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko attends his inauguration ceremony in Minsk on September 23, 2020.
