Tikhanovskaya announced the results of the meeting with the United States on sanctions against Minsk

Ex-presidential candidate of Belarus, opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, following talks with representatives of the American administration in the United States, expressed hope that Washington would impose sectoral sanctions against Minsk, but said she could not promise this. She said this at a meeting with the Belarusian diaspora in New York, TASS reports.

Tikhanovskaya said that it was about sectoral sanctions, but noted that at such meetings "it is difficult to get any promises."

“I really hope that in the near future the United States will respond to our meeting and sectoral sanctions will be introduced,” the politician said.

On July 25, The Wall Street Journal did not rule out tougher sanctions against Belarus. According to the publication, the discussion of possible restrictions began after Tikhanovskaya's visit to Washington, where she met with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. According to an adviser to the Belarusian opposition leader Franak Vyachorka, State Department officials announced their intention to impose sanctions on the Belarusian potash and oil sectors, which, as Tikhanovskaya said, are close to President Alexander Lukashenko. However, US officials did not announce any moves regarding Minsk.