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EU toughens sanctions on Belarus to ‘plug loopholes’ benefiting Russia

26.06.2024, 19:41

(Photo by: Universal Education/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) — The package includes a ban on the import of diamonds, gold and coal, as well as a ban on the provision of IT services in Belarus. (Photo by: Universal Education/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The EU wants the sanctions to be more in line with those against Moscow in order to reduce the number of banned goods flowing into Russia which can be used against Ukraine.