A few hours after the European leaders reached political agreement (see EUROPE B12572A2), the EU adopted on Friday 2 October, by written procedure, sanctions against 40 persons identified as responsible for the repression and intimidation of peaceful demonstrators, opposition members, and journalists in the aftermath of the 9 August presidential election in Belarus, as well as for misconduct during the electoral process.
The Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, has escaped the...