Dmitry_Lukashenko

Dmitry Lukashenko

Dmitry Lukashenko

Belarusian businessman


Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lukashenko or Dzmitry Alyaksandravich Lukashenka (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Лукашенко; Belarusian: Дзмітры Аляксандравіч Лукашэнка; born 23 March 1980) is a Belarusian businessman. He is the second-oldest son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.

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Early life and education

Dmitry Lukashenko was born on 23 March 1980 to Galina Lukashenko and Alexander Lukashenko.

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

Career

He is the head of the Presidential Sports Club.

International 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.[1] In the EU Council's decision,[2] Lukashenko has been described as "Businessman, with active participation in financial operations involving the Lukashenka family.” The sanctions were lifted in 2016.[3]

On 21 June 2021, Dmitry Lukashenko was again banned from entering the European Union.[4][5] Switzerland joined the sanctions on 7 July.[6]

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[7] as well as to the United States Department of State's sanctions.[8] He was also added to the Canadian sanctions list.[9][10]

In 2022, Dmitry was blacklisted by Japan.[11]

See also


References

  1. Денис Лавникевич (15 February 2016). "Батьке простили старые грехи" (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. 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)
  3. "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions". Global Affairs Canada. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. "資産凍結等の措置の対象となるベラルーシ共和国の個人及び団体" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.



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