The EU should slap sanctions on Belarus arms exporters in response to Minsk's post-election crackdown, according to Belarusian sociologist Oleg Manaev.
"This is about the weapons trade. Most of the income that Belarusian authorities get from this trade does not go to the state budget. It goes to the special presidential fund," he told EUobserver.
Arms sanctions would be hard for president Alexander Lukashenko to "repackage" as an attack on ordinary people and could sow disunity i...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.