EU Recalls Ambassadors from Belarus

Brussels has recalled the ambassadors of all EU member states from Belarus, in response to Minsk’s expulsion of EU and Polish representatives from the country. A fresh set of sanctions imposing an asset freeze and visa ban on 21 senior Belarusian officials has triggered a chain reaction of diplomatic moves involving all parties in the dispute. Minsk has recalled its ambassadors to Poland and the EU for consultations, and instructed Polish and EU ambassadors to leave Belarus “for consultations” too. Brussels has responded by recalling not just two, but all 27 ambassadors of its member states from Minsk, and has expelled Belarusian diplomats from all the EU capitals. "In an expression of solidarity and unity, it was agreed that the ambassadors of the EU member states in Minsk will all be withdrawn for consultations to their capitals," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.

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