FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrives for a face-to-face EU summit in Brussels, May 24, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS
LISBON (Reuters) -European Union sanctions on Belarus will likely hit the country's potash and oil sectors, as well as financial transactions, foreign ministers from Germany, Luxembourg and Lithuania said on Thursday.
Tasked by EU leaders with preparing economic sanctions after the forced landing of a passenger plane in Belarus and the detention of a dissident journalist, foreign ministers began deliberations in Lisbon on sanctions that go beyond individuals.
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