Following the emergency summit of the European Union leaders, a decision was made to put pressure on Belarus to topple Alexander Lukashenko. In practice, the process may be disrupted by disagreements within the EU.
This was told by Rikard Jozviak, a Brussels-based reporter for Radio Liberty, funded by the U.S. government.
According to him, Greece or Cyprus may oppose the anti-Belarusian sanctions. The fact is that they insist on sanctions against Turkey, which conducts geological exploration of natural gas in disputed areas of the Mediterranean. The EU has not yet given “green light” to punitive measures against Ankara. Thus, an attempt to put pressure on official Minsk may fail.
“There is some concern that Greece or Cyprus may not give the final “green light” to sanctions against Belarus until the EU gives “green light” to sanctions against Turkey”, – said Jozviak.
As News Front previously reported, the EU has officially refused to recognize Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus. In addition, Brussels wants to create a large black list, which will include Belarusians, providing the work of election commissions. The European Union accuses them of rigging the voting results. Also, sanctions are going to be introduced against the Belarusian law enforcement officers, fighting with the violators during the riots.