... around Ukraine
The past year has been marked by a number of interesting trends in sanctions policy. In part, they were influenced by last year's victory of Democrat Joe... ... has been gradually developing, although there have been no significant breakthroughs. Belarus can be directly called the “target country” of the year. The level of sanctions... ... restrictions on financial institutions.
Sanctions against China were imposed by the European Union and other US allies. Brussels has done so using its
new legal mechanism...
... four people remained in the
black lists
of the EU, and the United States issued a
general license
toward previously blocked Belarusian enterprises.
Clouds reappeared on the horizon in 2020, and after the incident with the Ryanair flight, the pressure on Minsk increased significantly. The European Union has expanded its lists of blocked persons. By June 2021,
these were 166 individuals and 15 legal entities
, including such large companies as MAZ and BELAZ.
Sectoral sanctions
have been introduced. Among them are bans on the supply of defence products, goods for the tobacco industry, restrictions ...
... they were no longer exempt from the sanctions.
In part, this list overlaps with the list of 78 organizations specified by the European Union when it introduced
its restrictions in June
. Brussels also used sectoral sanctions, but their principle is different from the American one. In particular, certain categories of petroleum products and ... ... concessions were made. In the American case, there are no such indulgences. Specific companies are blocked. The general license for Belaruskali, exempting it until December 2021, can be considered a weak consolation. However, such a license is only needed to ...
New sanctions may turn out to be even more serious than the restrictive measures introduced last year in response to the situation around the presidential elections
The detention in Belarus of a plane operated by the Irish company Ryanair has caused a sharp reaction in the US and the EU. The issue of expanding sanctions was again on the agenda. They may turn out to be even more serious than the restrictive measures introduced last ...
... common Russia–Belarus customs space has felt the brunt of the blow.
Another sore spot in bilateral relations is the “sanitary and trade” disputes that are taking place against the background of Russia’s statements that goods manufactured in the European Union and Ukraine that fall under Russia’s counter-sanctions are re-exported to Russia via Belarus.
Searching for a New Model of Economic Collaboration
Today, Moscow is busy developing its domestic market and strengthening self-sufficiency in strategic areas. The sanctions acted as a catalyst, but the process is rooted in the fact that, over ...
