Belarus Sanctions Stiffen as Multilateral Pressure Mounts
In pursuant of the U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order expanding the scope of sanctions on Belarus, the U.S. Treasury designated 23 individuals and 21 entities which included, unprecedentedly, the Belarusian National Olympic committee (NOC) which the treasury defined the as a tool for Lukashenka to circumvent restrictions.
U.S. Treasury Sanctioned Cuban Officials linked to suppressing July protests
Friday, August 13, The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Cuban interior ministry officials and a military unit, as hundreds remain detained following protests last month on the island.