US Sanctions Belarus President and Spouse for Assisting Russia

Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The U.S. Biden administration has added Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who aided Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to its sanctions list.

On the 15th (local time), the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that President Lukashenko and his wife, Halina Lukashenko, have been sanctioned. As a result, their assets in the United States will be frozen, and transactions with U.S. persons will be prohibited.

Additionally, the Treasury Department sanctioned four Russians, including a Russian judge, and one institution for human rights violations.

The Treasury stated, "These sanctions demonstrate that the United States will continue to impose specific and significant consequences on those involved in corruption or serious human rights abuses," adding, "We condemn Russia's attacks on humanitarian corridors in Ukraine and urge Russia to cease its unjustified war."

Previously, the United States had announced export sanctions targeting Belarus.

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