Ukraine has imposed sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko
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18 Feb 2026
This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on social media, according to European Pravda.
The relevant decree was also published on the head of state's website.
"We will significantly intensify our efforts to counter all forms of his (Lukashenko's) involvement in the killings of Ukrainians. We will work with our partners to ensure that this has a global effect," Zelensky said.
He noted that in the second half of 2025, the russians deployed a system of repeaters for controlling strike drones on the territory of Belarus, which increased the russian army's ability to strike the northern regions – from Kyiv to Volyn.
According to Zelenskyy, the russians would not have been able to carry out some of the strikes, particularly on energy facilities and railways, without such assistance from Belarus.
"More than 3,000 Belarusian enterprises are serving the russian war and supplying equipment, machinery and components that are classified as critical. In particular, these include components for the production of missiles that terrorise our cities and villages. The development of infrastructure for the deployment of medium-range missiles – Oreshnik – on the territory of Belarus is also continuing, which is an obvious threat not only to Ukrainians but to all Europeans," Zelenskyy said.
According to him, Lukashenko not only provided Belarusian territory for Oreshnik, but last year Belarusian companies supplied russia with critical components and mechanical bases for these weapons. This will continue in 2026.
‘Alexander Lukashenko has long been trading Belarus' sovereignty for the continuation of his personal power, helping the russians circumvent international sanctions for this aggression, actively justifying the russian war, and now even increasing his own participation in escalating and prolonging the war. There will be special consequences for this,’ Zelensky said.
Source: European Pravda