Belarus announced sanctions on Friday in response to those imposed by the EU on Belarusian officials accused of cracking down on the opposition or falsifying the presidential outcome.
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Belarus is introducing a list of sanctions replicating (to those of the EU) from today,
" the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that the list would not be made public.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko is not personally targeted by the European measures.
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