The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on 20 high-ranking Belarusian officials suspected of rigging elections and suppressing protests, and is likely to add President Aleksandr Lukashenko to the list at some point, AP reported referring to the EU FMs.

“We have general agreement on how the list will be structured and who will be, more or less, on the list,” Czech Republic FM Tomas Petricek told reporters at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Berlin. However, the technicalities involved in legally finalizing the list won't be concluded for at least another week.

Asked whether the President of Belarus will be included in the list, Petricek said that he believes that “Lukashenko should be on the list. The question is whether in the first stage, or a later stage if there is no progress.”

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius agreed that Lukashenko should be on the list, but admitted that there could be "tactical reasons" not to include the Belarusian leader yet.