Belarus: Meaning of EU Sanctions · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

TOL's Belarus Blog considers the EU's introduction of entry bans for 30 Belarusian officials slightly more than a symbolic move: it “won’t bring about a revolution, but in situations like that it will help to provide publicity to Belarusian situation, serve as a reminder to the public — those guys are not welcome in civilized democratic countries because they fooled 10 million people.”