The US “will re-impose sanctions on nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises” and, “in coordination with the EU and other partners and allies, is developing a list of targeted sanctions against key members of President Aleksandr Lukaschenko’s regime associated with current human rights abuses. and corruption, the falsification of the 2020 presidential elections and the hijacking of the Ryanair flight “with the arrest of an opposition journalist: this was announced by the White House condemning in particular the latest episode,” a direct affront to international norms “.
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The Biden administration will also consider a new executive order to give the US greater powers to impose sanctions “on members of Lukashenko’s regime, its support network and those who support corruption, human rights abuses and attacks on democracy” . The US will also suspend its discretionary application of the 2019 US-Belarus air services agreement.
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Finally, the State Department raised the alert to the highest level, urging American citizens not to travel to Belarus, while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned American airlines “to exercise extreme caution when considering flying over the airspace. “
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