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<p>The UK condemns the role the Belarusian regime is playing in the Russian invasion
of Ukraine. The Minister for Europe and North America summoned the Belarusian Ambassador
on 25 February to make clear that the Lukashenko regime must end its support for Russia's
illegal invasion and respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty in line
with its international obligations. Furthermore, on 1 March, the Foreign Secretary
launched a package of sanctions on those Belarusian individuals and organisations
who have aided and abetted this reckless aggression. Individuals will be unable to
travel to the UK and any UK-based assets will be frozen. We also plan to extend recent
Russia sanctions to Belarus in due course. The Lukashenko regime will be made to feel
the economic consequences for its support for Putin's attack on Ukraine.</p>
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