Lukashenko not included in EU sanctions list for Belarus - Reuters

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is absent from the first version of the list of EU sanctions against senior Belarusian officials who are allegedly guilty of harsh suppression of unauthorized protests in the republic. This was reported on September 7 by Reuters with reference to EU diplomats. Follow the development of events in the broadcast: Belarus is shaken by protests - all the news We initially prepared a list of 14 names, but a number of countries considered that this is not enough, so we agreed on another 17 people, the source said. It is indicated that the highest-ranking official of Belarus in this list will be the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Yuri Karaev, and the Belarusian president will not enter it yet. In addition, it is reported that this list should be approved by the EU around mid-September, but at present there is no exact date. According to the news agency, earlier the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that preparations for the visit to Moscow of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are in an active stage.