EU boss threatens sanctions over Belarus people trafficking

2021-11-23

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The head of the EU says plans are underway to impose a series of sanctions against transport operators facilitating human smuggling or trafficking of people to the EU’s borders with Belarus. Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament today that the EU is coordinating sanctions with the United States, Canada and the UK. It’s been alleged that some of the planes that are being used to fly people in from the Middle East to Belarus to get to the EU, are leased through aircraft leasing companies in Irel...

The head of the EU says plans are underway to impose a series of sanctions against transport operators facilitating human smuggling or trafficking of people to the EU’s borders with Belarus.

Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament today that the EU is coordinating sanctions with the United States, Canada and the UK.

It’s been alleged that some of the planes that are being used to fly people in from the Middle East to Belarus to get to the EU, are leased through aircraft leasing companies in Ireland.

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