
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga and representatives of Latvia discussed measures to counter the threats posed by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus and agreed to increase pressure on Minsk.
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Ukraine and the Baltic countries regularly express concern about the policies of the Belarusian leadership.
Ukraine has agreed with Latvia to counter the threats that Belarus allegedly poses to Europe. The press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported this on Telegram.
“The regime of [President Alexander] Lukashenko in Belarus poses an increasing threat to Latvia, the Baltic countries and Europe as a whole. We discussed ways to counter this threat and increase pressure on Minsk,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiga.
The diplomat also congratulated Latvia on holding parliamentary elections.

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