Dmitry Lukashenko

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Лукашенко, Belarusian: Дзмітры Лукашэнка, Dzmitry Alaksandravič Łukašenka; born 23 March 1980) is a Belarusian businessman and son of Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, who is frequently thought to be the last dictator in Europe.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Lukashenko.
Dmitry Lukashenko
Дмитрий Александрович Лукашенко
Born (1980-03-23) 23 March 1980
Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
OfficeHead of the Presidential Sports Club of Belarus
Parents
RelativesViktor Lukashenko (brother)
Nikolai Lukashenko (half-brother)

Dmitry Lukashenko graduated from the International Relations faculty of the Belarusian State University. He served in the Border Guard Service of Belarus.

He is the head of the Presidential Sports Club.

Accusations, EU sanctions

In 2011, after the wave of repressions that followed the 2010 presidential election in Belarus, Lukashenko became subject to an EU travel ban and asset freeze as part of a sanctions list of 208 individuals responsible for political repressions, electoral fraud and propaganda.[2] In the EU Council's decision,[3] Lukashenko has been described as "Businessman, with active participation in financial operations involving the Lukashenka family.” The sanctions were lifted in 2016.[4]

On 21 June 2021, Dmitry Lukashenko was again banned from entering the European Union.[5][6] Switzerland joined the sanctions on 7 July.[7]

On December 2, 2021, Dmitry Lukashenko and the Presidential Sports Club were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury[8] as well as to the Canadian sanctions list.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Why Belarus is called Europe's last dictatorship". The Economist. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. Поўны спіс 208 беларускіх чыноўнікаў, якім забаронены ўезд у ЕС – Nasha Niva, 11 October 2011.
  3. Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
  4. Денис Лавникевич (15 February 2016). "Батьке простили старые грехи" (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/997 — EUR-Lex, 21 June 2021
  6. Полина Химшиашвили, Евгений Пудовкин, Светлана Бурмистрова (21 June 2021). "Четвёртый пакет санкций в отношении Белоруссии. Главное" (in Russian). RBK Group. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Searching for subjects of sanctions
  8. "Belarus Designations; Publication of Belarus Directive 1 and related Frequently Asked Questions; Issuance of Belarus General License 5". United States Department of the Treasury. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions". Global Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  10. Steven Chase (2 December 2021). "Canada sanctions Belarus over migrant crisis in concert with Western allies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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