Switzerland Imposes Sanctions on Belarus President Lukashenko

Switzerland’s federal government has extended sanctions on Friday against Belarus by freezing assets and imposing a travel ban against its leader, Alexander Lukashenko, over his government’s oppressive crackdown following contested presidential elections. The move is in line with what the European Union implemented on November 9, the Swiss Federal Council said in a press release, adding that in addition to sanctions against President Lukashenko, 15 other individuals have been listed, including his son and national security adviser, Viktor Lukashenko. Those sanctioned, it said, are alleged to have been responsible for the use of violence and arbitrary arrests that followed Belarus’ presidential elections,…