UK Preparing Sanctions Against Belarusian Human Rights Violators

UK Preparing Sanctions Against Belarusian Human Rights Violators
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab wearing a protective mask waits to greet E3 foreign ministers at Chevening House in Sevenoaks, England, on Sept. 10, 2020. Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The United Kingdom will use “all the tools” at its disposal, including targeted sanctions, to hold Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and his regime to account, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus, on Wednesday held an unannounced inauguration ceremony to mark the start of his new term, which domestic opponents and some Western countries consider illegitimate.