EU to impose new sanctions on Belarus - Head of the European Commission

Brussels. February 27. INTERFAX - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that the EU will impose additional sanctions on Belarus, they will affect, in particular, exports.

"We will introduce restrictive measures against the most important sectors, this will stop their exports of goods from fossil fuels to tobacco, wood, cement, iron and steel," she told reporters in Brussels.

"We will also extend restrictions on the export of dual-use goods to Belarus, which we previously introduced for Russia," von der Leyen added.