The UK will prohibit export of oil refining goods, luxury goods, including British artwork and designer handbags, as well as advanced technology components such as those used in quantum computing, to Belarus, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday.
Moreover, the British authorities announced the intention to ban imports of Belarusian iron and steel, as well as restrict the country’s access “to the UK’s world class financial services sector” through banning Belarusian companies from issuing debt and securities in London.
The sanctions are due to the fact that the Belarusian authorities headed by President Alexander Lukashenko continue to actively facilitate Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, according to the statement. The UK’s government also announced “transport sanctions” to be imposed on Belarus.
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