The European Union has imposed a sixth round of sanctions against the Lukashenko regime including measures against tobacco companies, according to the official website of the Council of the EU and the European Council.

A number of large companies, which include the country's largest tobacco manufacturer, Neman Grodno Tobacco Factory and private tobacco manufacturer Inter Tobako, were listed in the latest list of sanctions published in the EU’s official journal. Other companies such as Belaruskali, Belarus’s main potash producer, and its export arm, Belarusian Potash Co., the state television and radio broadcasting company Belteleradio were also named.
According to the official website of the Council of the EU and the European Council, “altogether, EU restrictive measures on Belarus now apply to a total of 195 individuals and 35 entities. Those designated are subject to an asset freeze and EU citizens and companies are forbidden from making funds available to them. Natural persons are additionally subject to a travel ban, which impedes them from entering or transiting through EU territories.”
“This illegitimate regime continues wide-spread human rights violations and brutal repression against all segments of the Belarusian society. The European Union continues to stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus. This sixth round of sanctions is another example of our determination to act when human rights are violated,” said Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.