Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Belarus

Belarus Orders Bush, Rice Assets To Be Frozen

Belarusian President Lukashenka (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)

June 26, 2006 -- Belarusian authorities said today they will freeze any assets that U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may hold in the country.

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June 26, 2006

The move is a response to Washington's decision last week to impose sanctions, including a freeze on assets, against Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and other officials deemed accountable for the fraud that Western governments believe marred presidential elections in March.

(AP)

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