Article: Belarus Blasts EU Travel Ban

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MINSK, Belarus (AP) _ Belarus criticized a European Union travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko and seven of his top ministers, and a top lawmaker promised retaliatory measures.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Pavel Latushko said Wednesday that the ban was an affront on Belarus' sovereignty that is "aimed at reviving the dangerous practice of settling political problems by force."

On Tuesday, every EU member but Portugal imposed the ban because of alleged human rights violations in the former Soviet republic. Portugal said it wants to try other ways ...

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