The United States and Canada imposed new sanctions on Belarus today, Wednesday, targeting several entities and individuals over allegations of human rights violations and support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. The U.S. Department of the Treasury listed eight individuals and five entities on its sanctions list due to financing the Belarusian government.
The ministry stated, "This action targets several entities involved in the ongoing repression that the Belarusian regime continues to exercise against civil society, complicity in Russia's unjustified war in Ukraine, and enriching the repressive leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko."
The ministry confirmed that U.S. sanctions were issued against individuals and entities, including three state-owned companies, a director, and a subsidiary of one of these companies. It added that the sanctions also targeted four employees of a government agency in Belarus and three individuals facilitating sanctions evasion to support Lukashenko's government, along with one aircraft classified as prohibited property.
For its part, the Canadian government stated in a separate announcement today that it has imposed sanctions on nine individuals and seven entities, including government officials, judges, the head of the official Belarusian television, the Ministry of Defense, and military manufacturing and technology companies.
