Canada Sanctions Belarusian National Bank, Eight Others Over Minsk's Support Of Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine

The National Bank of Belarus in Minsk (file phoro)

Canada has imposed sanctions on the National Bank of Belarus and the country's eight other major banks over Minsk's support of Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Although Belarus has not sent troops to Ukraine, authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka has let his country’s territory be used by Moscow's armed forces to launch attacks against Russia's western neighbor. Last month, Moscow said it agreed with Minsk to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.