Gutseriev under British sanctions, explosion at NLMK. The main thing of the day

About the sanctions of the United States , Great Britain and Canada became known during Lukashenka's speech, one of the main NLMK workshops was suspended due to the emergency, vaccination and a shortage of donor blood. The main events of the day - in the review of RBC

Lukashenka was sanctioned during the "Big Conversation with the President"

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko , on the anniversary of the 2020 elections, which led to unprecedented mass protests, held a "Big Talk" for the political elite, the press and invited guests. During the event, the UK, Canada and the US announced new sanctions against Belarus. In particular, the president's son Viktor, Belarusian airlines, several individuals, including Russian businessman Mikhail Gutseriev, fell under British restrictions. “May you choke on these sanctions!” the President replied.

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The United States has also announced its sanctions. 23 individuals and 21 legal entities fell under the restrictions, including the Investigative Committee, the National Olympic Committee, Belaruskali and Belneftegaz companies. Sanctionsthe government of Canada also introduced against Minsk. During the Big Conversation, Lukashenka said that Minsk and Moscow had abandoned the project of political unification of the two countries, but were promoting economic integration. He also said that he was ready to recognize Crimea as Russian if all Russian oligarchs do this and supply products and services to the peninsula. By banning the flights of Belarusian aircraft, Ukraine has crossed the "red line", but Minsk will not impose sanctions against it, Lukashenka promised. He threatened to export potash fertilizers to Lithuania through Russia. Finally, the President announced that he would leave his post very soon.

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