BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will impose new sanctions on Belarus as it keeps up the pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine and extends measures to those countries that support Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
“We will keep pressure on the Kremlin for as long as it takes with a biting sanctions regime, we will extend these sanctions to those who militarily support Russia’s war such as Belarus or Iran,” von der Leyen said at a news conference.
“And we will be coming forward with new sanctions against Belarus answering their role in this Russian war in Ukraine.”
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Alison Williams)
