The ex-presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya offered the UK to impose sanctions on the Belarusian business. This was announced on February 1 by the press service of the opposition leader. The details of the Tikhanovsky conversation with the head of the UK head of the UK Dominic Raab became known.
The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya invited the Government of Great Britain to impose sanctions against the Belarusian business. This was reported by the press service of the ex-candidate for the President of the Republic, which revealed the details of her telephone conversation with the head of the British Foreign Ministry Dominic Raab on Monday.
"[Tikhanovskaya] proposed to spread the action of the" Law of Magnitsky "on the" wallets "of Lukashenko. This also applies to point economic sanctions against enterprises that finance the regime, "the publication says.
In addition, during the conversation with Rabab, the ex-candidate also asked to expand the sanctions against Riot police, gipper and the KGB and called on to "not recognize any international agreements with the regime."
In turn, the representative of London said that the United Kingdom would work with partners from the United States and other countries to strengthen the pressure on the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The head of the British Foreign Ministry also noted that he would be glad to take Tikhanovskaya in the capital of Britain.
We will remind, previously, Tikhanovskaya stated that she was ready to lead Belarus in the transitional period and asked European leaders to ensure its safeguards to Belarus. According to the ex-candidate, its main goal will be brought to Belarus to new elections with the "smallest shocks". She also declared the need to "diversify" the foreign policy of Belarus, "in order to increase its strategic independence and autonomy." At the same time, she noted that all agreements of Belarus and Russia, concluded in the presidency of Lukashenko, should be canceled.
The actions of the Tihananovsky previously commented on the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, stating that "calls that Belarusian political migrants nominate from Vilnius, Warsaw, other Western capitals, traveling around Europe, speaking in various EU structures" cause many questions and "aimed not to promote dialogue , and on the advance of ultimatums. " At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the concern of Moscow by external intervention in the affairs of Belarus, which is accompanied by "financial feeding, information support, political support".
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