Opinion: Belarus must pay a heavy price for co-operating with Putin’s war machine
President Zelenskiy’s government needs support at every level now more than ever. The Ukrainians are manning the trenches of the frontline between European democracy and tyranny. Russia is planning a renewed onslaught in January and February in which hundreds of thousands of deluded and demoralised conscripts will be thrown by Putin into a massive push to subjugate Kyiv.
The West simply has to redouble military support in the form of war materiel and advanced weaponry for the Ukrainian army. The current battle for Bakhmut is turning into a latter-day equivalent of the brutal and prolonged siege of Verdun during the first World War.
I have in mind total travel bans for all citizens, repatriation of nationals, impounding of all Belarusian assets, closure of EU airspace for all flights originating in or operating from Belarus, total closure of borders including for Russian land traffic to and from Kaliningrad, blanket personal sanctions against all senior members of the Belarusian state and military apparatus and their families, a ban on exports to Belarus, cutting off of diplomatic relations, and complete suspension of all...
Now is not the time for empty words or gestures. The EU is either serious or it is not about Putin’s plans to use Belarus for its planned new year offensive. There will be little or no point about considering such consequences after the onslaught has begun.
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