BRUSSELS/VIENNA – The European Union is set to ban new loans to Belarus after reaching a deal on June 18 for economic sanctions on Minsk as punishment for forcing down a flight to arrest a journalist, the Austrian foreign ministry and three diplomats said.
Reuters: Diplomats say EU reaches deal on Belarus economic sanctions
A demonstrator holds a placard and wears a protective mask with the lettering 'Free Belarus' during a 'Together for Belarus' rally against Belarusian President Lukashenko in Prague on June 7, 2021.
