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December 2023 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- The Foreign Ministry allocates funding to document human rights violations in Belarus Latvia MFA 22 Dec 2023 -- On 22 December 2023, in solidarity with political prisoners and their family members in Belarus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took a decision to make a financial contribution of EUR 35,000 into the European Endowment for Democracy with the aim of the funds to be channelled to the International Accountability Platform for Belarus, which collects and preserves evidence of human rights violations in Belarus, as well as providing support to victims of political repression.
- Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Aleinik following a meeting of the Foreign Ministry Boards of Russia and Belarus, Moscow, December 15, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Dec 2023
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting of the Collegiums of the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus, Moscow, December 15, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Dec 2023
- The President in Brussels called on the Western Balkans to support Ukraine and to implement EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Dec 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda began his working visit to Brussels, where on Wednesday he participated in the EU-Western Balkans summit.
- EU-Belarus: Second meeting of the Consultative Group with Belarusian democratic forces and civil society held in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Dec 2023 -- The second meeting of the Consultative Group between the European Union and the Belarusian democratic forces and civil society took place on 12 December in Brussels.
- Belarus: Remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell ahead of a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya European External Action Service (EEAS) 10 Dec 2023 -- Dear Sviatlana, we are happy to see you again in Brussels, and welcome to our meeting with EU Foreign Ministers.
- First Strategic Dialogue between the United States and the Belarusian Democratic Movement and Civil Society US Dept. of State 08 Dec 2023 -- The Department of State hosted the first Strategic Dialogue between the United States Government and the Belarusian democratic movement and civil society on December 6-8.
- Tsikhanouskaya Calls On U.S. To Support Belarusian Opposition, Tighten Sanctions On Lukashenka RFE/RL 05 Dec 2023 -- Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on U.S. lawmakers to materially support the Belarusian democracy movement abroad and tighten sanctions on authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka amid a push for a clear U.S. strategy for her country.
- U.S. Targets Belarusian Red Cross Official, Regime's 'Revenue Generators' With Sanctions RFE/RL 05 Dec 2023 -- The United States on December 5 imposed fresh sanctions targeting several entities and individuals that the U.S. Treasury Department says are revenue generators for the regime of Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Taking Additional Sweeping Actions Against the Belarusian Regime US Dept. of State 05 Dec 2023 -- The United States is today designating 19 individuals and entities that generate revenue for the Lukashenka regime, operate in the Belarusian defense sector, and facilitate Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
- Treasury Targets Belarusian Revenue Generators for Lukashenka, Human Rights Abuses, and Cogs in Russia's War Machine US Treasury 05 Dec 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 11 entities and seven individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14038 and one individual pursuant to E.O. 14024. This action increases the pressure on Alyaksandr Lukashenka's (Lukashenka) authoritarian regime for its brutal suppression of Belarus's democratic civil society, corrupt financial enrichment of the Lukashenka family, and complicity in Russia's unjustified war against Ukraine.
- Xi meets Belarusian President in Beijing, vows to deepen ties Global Times 04 Dec 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Monday. Aside from vowing to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen cooperation, Xi told Lukashenko that China firmly supports Belarus in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions, and opposes external interference in Belarus' internal affairs.
- Belarus ratifies memorandum on joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization People's Daily 01 Dec 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a memorandum on the country's commitment to becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to a document published on the National Legal Internet Portal of Belarus on Wednesday.
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