European Union to impose sanctions on Belarus over election fraud - Michel
"We stand firmly behind the right of Belarusian people to determine their own fate, and the EU will impose shortly sanctions on a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression and election fraud," Michel said after an emergency summit of EU leaders on the crisis in the ex-Soviet state.
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- Published Date: 05:07 PM 19 August 2020
- Updated Date: 05:08 PM 19 August 2020
The European Union said it did not recognize the results of Belarus elections and would shortly impose sanctions on those who were involved in electoral fraud and repression of protests, the European Council chief said on Wednesday.
"The EU will impose shortly sanctions on a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression and election fraud," Charles Michel said at the end of an extraordinary summit of EU leaders called to discuss the bloc's reaction to the disputed Aug. 9 elections in Belarus.