EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane re-routing
The measures are set to be formally adopted on Monday
16 June, 13:50The measures are set to be formally adopted on Monday when EU foreign ministers meet. Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko sparked international outrage by dispatching a fighter jet on May 23 to intercept the Athens-to-Vilnius flight and arresting dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend on board. (ANSA-AFP).