European Union leaders decided Monday to impose sanctions against Belarus after the country’s officials forced a civilian plane to land in order to arrest a dissident journalist.
In an announcement, the European Council demanded “the immediate release of [journalist] Raman Pratasevich and [his partner] Sofia Sapega and that their freedom of movement be guaranteed.” They also called “on the International Civil Aviation Organization to urgently investigate this unprecedented and unacceptable incident,” as well as on the European Council “to adopt further targeted economic sanctions.”
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