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Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said that next week Minsk will impose retaliatory measures against Western sanctions. He said this on the Belarusian-1 television channel.
According to him, the Belarusian authorities will draw up decisions that “will be announced in the coming days, of course immediately after the weekend.” Golovchenko added that retaliation would be “absolutely adequate” and “symmetrical.”
The Belarusian prime minister added that his country had not attacked anyone. However, if an economic or hybrid war breaks out against the republic, then “the actions will not go unanswered.” Earlier, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the government should address the issue of anti-sanctions against the West. This must be done clearly and without bureaucracy.
According to him, Belarus has been preparing for the next package of sanctions in the last six months. Thanks to this, the country managed to maintain economic growth and prevent the transfer of problems to ordinary citizens, Lukashenko added.
Previously, the European Union introduced a fifth package of sanctions against Belarus. The list contains 17 individuals and 11 companies. In total, the restrictions affected 183 citizens of Belarus and 26 organizations. Sanctions include a ban on individuals entering Europe and the freezing of citizens 'and companies' accounts.
In addition, the United States and Canada have imposed sanctions on Dmitry Lukashenko's son. In total, Washington has imposed economic sanctions on 12 Belarusian legal entities, 3 aircraft and 20 individuals.