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Belarus: Sanctions

Commons · Question 92971 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for her policies of the United States’ recent decision to ease sanctions on Belarus following the release of polit

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Dec 2025

We welcome the release of political prisoners in September, secured through US diplomatic efforts in close coordination with the UK and other international partners, and call for the immediate and unconditional release of all remaining political prisoners...