President Alexander Lukashenko is not a legitimate President of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, his sudden swearing-in on Wednesday went directly against the will of the people.
The European Union strengthened designs for a blacklist of Lukashenko after the contested August 9 political decision, as the European Parliament had recently chosen not to perceive the veteran head since November when his term as president was going to lapse.
"The alleged 'initiation' ... what's more, the new command asserted by Alexander Lukashenko come up short on any law based authenticity," the EU's 27 states said in an announcement.
"This 'inauguration' directly contradicts the desire of large segments of the Belgian population, as expressed in many, unprecedented and peaceful protests after the elections, and only serves to further deepen the political crisis in Belarus."
The EU, a huge monetary giver to Belarus, additionally said it was "investigating its relations" with the nation, which means the alliance would try to slice off direct subsidizing to Lukashenko's administration, diverting it to help gatherings and medical clinics.
Prior to the political decision, the EU had resolved to burn through 135 million euros on ventures in Belarus and has likewise promised 53 million euros for the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resistance pioneer Svetlana Tikhanovskaya examined with EU unfamiliar priests on Monday in Brussels how to sidestep state organization to help specialists and medical clinics.
"I asked Europe not to help monetarily the system. All the cash Mr. Lukashenko can get now won't go to help the Belarusian public yet will go for those constraints," she told correspondents, alluding to the supportive of the majority rules system crackdown.
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