World Athletics chief Seb Coe: Russia sports bans must remain
AxiosMAR 26 2022
Belarus' close ties to Russia make it complicit in the atrocities going on in Ukraine. Lukashenko has allowed his country to become an extension of Russia, and Belarusian armed forces might even be taking orders from the Russians.
Economic sanctions might make life difficult, but they'll never work to thwart the invasion. The only thing that will work is more military assistance to the Ukrainian army.
It's hypocritical to impose sanctions on Russia and its allies for the invasion of Ukraine, but not on the US for invading Iraq for equally unjustified reasons, or on Israel for invading and annexing Arab lands.