Cyprus row complicates EU Belarus decision

By Gabriela Baczynska
Updated September 19 2020 - 5:46am, first published 5:44am
Some in the EU are furious that the bloc has been unable to respond to demonstrations in Belarus.
Some in the EU are furious that the bloc has been unable to respond to demonstrations in Belarus.

The European Union is likely to miss its own Monday deadline for imposing sanctions on Belarus, three diplomatic sources say, stalled by a lack of unanimity among member states after Cyprus dug in its heels in a separate row.

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