France Prime Minister Jean Castex agreed to support the tightening of sanctions against the Belarusian authorities. This is reported by TASS.
My policy statement did during a speech at the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. He explained that the government of the republic would do this if the relevant initiatives arrive in the Champs Elysa Palace. What specifically, Paris’s measures are ready to take against Minsk, does not specify.
On June 24, the European Union introduced the fourth package of economic sanctions against Belarus. Under them were 166 physical and 15 legal entities. According to the measures taken, the EU limits the access of Belarus to its financial markets, introduces restrictions on the trade in petroleum products and potash fertilizers, as well as tobacco products. Brussels also forbade the transfer of military and dual-use goods and technologies and insurance services for the authorities of the Republic.
To these restrictions also connected the United Kingdom, USA and Canada. Washington also promised to explore the issue of introducing additional restrictions. In turn, Minsk said that it would definitely find a way to respond to Western sanctions, however, did not reveal the set of measures in this direction. Later it became known that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus could contact with European ambassadors on the release of political prisoners to mitigate sanctions.