Belarussian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the West must impose tougher sanctions on Russia and Belarus to deter them from further aggression.
This has been one of the main challenges for the U.S. and the Western military alliance of NATO as it gives access to Russian troops to the north part of Ukraine.
This is not the first time that Russia has been subject to sanctions. The European Union, for instance, imposed economic penalties on the Russian economy and restrictions on certain individuals after the illegal annexation of Crimea back in 2014. "I know that the sixth package of sanctions is being prepared. And I hope that all the loopholes will be closed, especially if military troops, Russian troops will not leave our country," Tsikhanouskaya said."With a non-transparent deployment of Russian forces, Belarus is losing its nuclear neutrality. It is in the process of satellization with respect to Russia," EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell said earlier this week.
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