Czech PM: EU eyeing additional sanctions against Belarus

The Czech prime minister says the EU may look at further sanctions on Belarus over its role in the war in Ukraine, Report informs, citing Reuters.

“Certain sanctions against Belarus are already in place, but we can’t have Belarus joining Russia’s policy or Russia avoiding the impact of sanctions through countries such as Belarus,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters after returning from Kyiv.

Currently, Minsk allows Russian troops to be stationed on Belarusian territory and stage attacks on Ukraine from there, although it insists it does not want to join the war directly.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky also said: “We must realise that the attacks on Ukraine are led out of the Belarusian air space and that Belarus supplies weapons to Russia.”

On October 31, a delegation of the Czech government headed by Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited Ukraine. His arrival coincided with massive Russian missile strikes throughout Ukraine.