Jan 26, 2025 · BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.. Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power. “Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair,” EU foreign policy chief ...

Jan 26, 2025 · BRUSSELS -- The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions. Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old ...

6 days ago · Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials have denounced an orchestrated election that extended the ... accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. ... The European Union rejected the ...

Jan 26, 2025 · The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has characterised this presidential election in Belarus as a "blatant affront to democracy". Not that Alexander Lukashenko seems to care.

Jan 20, 2025 · Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. The challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values are stark at Poland's border with Belarus, Russia's ally in its war on Ukraine.

Aug 8, 2020 · The EU has imposed sanctions against Belarus in response to the 2020 fraudulent elections, the repression, human rights abuses, and the country's complicity in Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. The EU has progressively imposed restrictive measures against Belarus in response to: These measures were last extended until 28 February 2025.

Dec 24, 2024 · President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus keeps arresting political opponents, but analysts wonder if a string of unusual pardons is a bid to get sanctions eased.

Feb 19, 2024 · The Council approved conclusions on Belarus focusing on support for civil society actors while condemning the current regime for its repression of democracy, disrespect of human rights, and complicity in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Mar 15, 2023 · On Wednesday, Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the Belarusian regime’s continued systematic repression of the country’s people and dissenting voices, including through politically motivated and closed-door show trials, which MEPs slam …

Jun 26, 2024 · European Union countries agreed a sanctions package against Belarus on Wednesday, EU diplomats and Belgium said, to try to close off a route to avoiding restrictions on Russia.