Belarus appeals to UN: Sanctions as act of aggression, economic terror

Belarus demands that unilateral sanctions be recognized not only as economic terrorism but as an act of aggression, argued the country's permanent representative, Valentin Rybakov, at the United Nations General Assembly session. For example, he pointed to the halt in the supply of medicines, including from Poland.

At the United Nations General Assembly session, Belarus filed a motion to recognize sanctions as an act of terrorism. The country’s permanent representative to the UN, Valentin Rybakov, argued that it includes restrictions on medicines, reports Kommersant.

Belarus's representative at the international forum complained that, due to the United States and the European Union's sanction policies on Belarus, the supply of many medicines has been halted.

"In particular, we are talking about medicines for epilepsy treatment supplied from Poland, medicines for treating Parkinson's disease and cancer forms from Finland, and basic painkillers from the United Kingdom," he enumerated.

Rybakov added that a direct consequence of sanctions on Belarusian potassium fertilizers, which allegedly make up almost one-third of the world's exports, is a significant drop in crop yields in Africa, writes Kommersant.

In this regard, the Belarusian authorities have concluded that unilateral sanctions in their effect are comparable to severe armed conflicts and natural disasters.