dictatorship is anticompetitive practice(slaves work is cheap) and relying on its produce to produce essentials is national security issue.
replyThere's no doubt that it's a dictatorship, but Belarusian citizens are not slaves.
replyFurthermore, when have sanctions achieved anything other than suffering for the people?
Plus, I'm pretty sure that some sanctions are very convenient for some parties on this side of the game.