Britain To Slap New Sanctions On Belarus For Aiding Russian Invasion

The British government says it will introduce a new round of economic, trade, and transport sanctions on Belarus and the regime of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. In a statement on July 4, the British Foreign Office said the package of sanctions "extends some of the significant measures made against Russia to Belarus." It said the new sanctions will be formally announced and take effect on July 5. Western governments have imposed financial sanctions on Russia to punish it for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is not a direct…