Washington knows about the decision of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to block the border with Ukraine, seeing this as an attempt by Minsk to distract attention from the violation of democratic values. This was stated by a senior representative of the White House.
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“The Lukashenka regime is again trying to divert attention from its campaign of repression against its people. We will continue to stand on the side of the Belarusian people and hold the regime accountable, ” he told Reuters.
At the same time, White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not report on Washington’s reaction to the closure of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, but recalled the package of US sanctions against Minsk.On July 2, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko announced his decision to close the border with Ukraine, because, according to him, a large number of weapons are coming from the Ukrainian territory to the republic.