Europe
German FM calls for economic sanctions on Belarus
5 years agoGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas waits for the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting on June 16, 2021 at the Chancellery in Berlin. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / POOL / AFP)
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday called for broad economic sanctions against Belarus ahead of an EU meeting to discuss additional punitive action after the forced landing of an airliner.