BBC News published this video item, entitled “Belarus: EU imposes sanctions after Roman Protasevich arrest – BBC Newsnight” – below is their description.
As Belarus is accused of state sponsored hijacking after the arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, EU heads of state call for his release and impose economic sanctions.
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Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus and formerly known as Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk.
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.
