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EU pledges new sanctions against Belarus over support for Russia, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen looks on during signing ceremony of the third Joint Declaration on NATO-EU Cooperation next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Council President Charles Michel at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

The European Union will impose new sanctions on Belarus as it keeps up the pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine and extends measures to those countries that support Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

"We will keep pressure on the Kremlin for as long as it takes with a biting sanctions regime, we will extend these sanctions to those who militarily support Russia's war such as Belarus or Iran," von der Leyen said at a news conference.

"And we will be coming forward with new sanctions against Belarus answering their role in this Russian war in Ukraine."

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Alison Williams)

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