V. Makei: Belarus to do everything possible to minimize consequences for people from imposition of sanctions by EU countries and USA

18 июня 2021

Belarus will do everything possible so that the consequences for people from the imposition of sanctions by the EU countries and the United States are minimal. This was stated by Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to Makei, imposing sanctions has been given excessive attention recently.

The ineffectiveness of the sanctions, according to Vladimir Makei, is also recognized by political figures in the West. In particular, the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry has mentioned an article by former US national security adviser John Bolton, where he makes an unequivocal conclusion that the sanctions will not lead to anything good. A number of American ambassadors adhere to the same position.

Vladimir Makei arrived in the Russian capital on a working visit the day before. At the talks with Sergei Lavrov, he noted the high intensity of the Belarusian-Russian contacts.