EU approves new sanctions against Belarus amid attacks on Ukraine

EU diplomats have approved new sanctions against Belarus for a supporting role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron of the European Union gave this information on Wednesday.

Macron tweeted that EU diplomats have approved new sanctions against Belarusians who played a role in the attacks on Ukraine. The sanctions will also affect certain economic sectors, and in particular timber, steel and potassium, the statement said.

An EU official told this week that one of the new sanctions against Minsk was aimed at preventing the export of any further Belarusian goods to the EU. It was subject to sanctions already imposed by the European Union after the protests were crushed by President Alexander Lukashenko after the elections in August 2020.