U.S. Expands Sanctions On Allies Of Belarus' Authoritarian Leader

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The U.S. government announced new sanctions Monday on Belarusian government officials and wealthy allies of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, calling the measures a response to the regime's ongoing political repression and corruption.

The Treasury Department said it was sanctioning 23 people and 21 entities linked either to the violent crackdown on peaceful protests, the forcing down of a flight to detain an opposition activist in May, or ongoing efforts to finance the regime "at the expense of the Belarusian people."

The Treasury sanctions are connected to an executive order that the White House said would enhance the "ability to impose costs on the regime."