AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBelarus–EU Pressure: The EU unveiled its 21st sanctions package on Russia, adding new limits on energy revenues, banks, crypto services and shadow-fleet shipping, and for the first time targeting parts of the fisheries sector; the package also explicitly flags Belarus as a potential backdoor for sanctions circumvention. Prisoner Deal Update: US talks aimed at securing more releases of Belarus political prisoners have hit a delay, according to exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, with hundreds already freed but nearly 870 still behind bars. Catholic Church Crackdown: Belarus expelled several Polish Catholic clergy by refusing to renew residency permits, part of a wider squeeze on foreign priests in Minsk and beyond. Security & War Rhetoric: Russian officials renewed nuclear threats tied to the “Union State” and NATO activity, while Ukraine’s border guards said there’s no buildup of strike groups or sabotage teams on Belarus territory—though they warn the threat remains. Diplomacy: Belarus and Uzbekistan held consular consultations in Minsk, discussing labor migration and expanding legal cooperation.
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