Third countries align with Belarus & human rights sanctions

In February 2021, the EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/353, which renewed sanctions in respect of Belarus for 1 year. In March 2021, the EU adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/372, which imposed sanctions on 4 Russian officials in response to the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny under its global human rights regime. The EU has announced that North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, …