The State Department announced the preparation of a new package of US sanctions against Belarus

The United States, in cooperation with the EU, is preparing an additional package of sanctions against Belarus due to the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a briefing in Riga, the department broadcast on YouTube.

“We call on the regime to immediately stop using migrants as a political weapon,” Blinken said.

He noted that the sanctions are being prepared in "close coordination" with the European Union and other partners and allies. The United States blames the official MINSK for "neglect" of human rights and democracy.

We are talking about the migration crisis, which escalated on the border of Belarus and Poland in early November, when several thousand refugees approached the barriers across Belarusian territory. Migrants made several attempts to illegally cross the border, in particular by throwing stones at the Polish border guards. The Polish side used water cannons and tear gas against illegal migrants.