EU considers sanctions against Belarus amid post-election violence and police brutality in Minsk
People talk to Belarusian law enforcement officers near the site where a protester died on August 10 during a rally following the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2020.
The results triggered three nights of violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters in which one protester was killed by police. Use of firearms "Firearms were used to protect the lives and health of the employees," she said, adding that "one of the attackers" was wounded.Brest, a city of some 340,000 people, is located in southwest Belarus on the border with EU member Poland.The interior ministry said protesters gathered for protests in 25 cities and towns on Tuesday night and that more than 1,000 people had been detained.
"This morning there has been a summons to an extraordinary EU foreign ministers' meeting on Friday where we will discuss precisely this ," she told the public broadcaster.Any decision on sanctions requires agreement by all 27 EU member states, meaning no imminent move is expected.
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