The European Union will include 38 individuals and 3 legal entities in the sanctions list for Belarus, Report informs citing the European edition of the Politico newspaper.
The diplomatic sources said there would also be export restrictions on dual-use items such as drones or computers that could be used in combat in Ukraine, as well as on aircraft parts.
On Wednesday, the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council reported that the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the EU managed to agree on tougher sanctions against Belarus.
According to diplomatic sources, the EU intended to fully synchronize the regime of sanctions against Belarus with restrictions against Russia. The list of goods prohibited for deliveries to Minsk should become identical to the Russian one, but Brussels will be able to achieve this only in stages.