The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called on the United States to introduce against the republic “the strongest” sanctions. It is reported by CNN.
“I hope that the United States will impose the strongest sanctions on the Belarusian regime and climb the lacuna, which remained after the sanctions of the EU,” she said.
To the question, whether she received any promises at a meeting with US President Ja Biden, she answered negatively and added that it was the prerogative of the American leader and his team. “We are not looking for promises. Together we tried to find ways out of the situation,” said Tikhanovskaya.
Tikhanovskaya arrived in the US on July 18. She also held talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, adviser by Bayden on national security Jake Sullivan and the American ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher. At the same time, politician stressed that the US authorities have not yet given a clear answer to the question of new sanctions against Minsk.
In turn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus called the visit of the opposition leader in the United States not more than a tourist trip. The postprared of Belarus in the UN Valentine Rybakov and at all threatened with Western countries to deteriorate relations for contact with ramp politicians.