Time to hit Lukashenko where it hurts

Commentary feature. The writers are executive director of Freedom House in Washington and senior programme officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Berlin.

EUObserver, 2.2.11: Lukashenko henchman evades EU asset freeze http://euobserver.com/9/31734

European Commission: Press Release: IP/11/123: European Commission is quadrupling its aid to the Belarusian population http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/123&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background information: Belarus: Presidential Election, 19 December 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/belarus-presidential-election-19-december-2010/

ESO: Background information: US and EU impose fresh sanctions on Belarus http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-and-eu-impose-fresh-sanctions-on-belarus/

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