Dmitry Lukashenko

Dmitry Lukashenko
Dmitry Lukashenko
Дмитрий Лукашенко; Дзмітры Лукашэнка
Born	23 March 1980 (age 44); Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Office	Head of the Presidential Sports Club of Belarus
Parents	Alexander Lukashenko (father); Galina Lukashenko (mother);
Relatives	Viktor Lukashenko (brother); Nikolai Lukashenko (half-brother)

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Лукашенко) or Dzmitry Alyaksandravich Lukashenka (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.

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.

Dmitry Lukashenko is an honorary consul of Ethiopia in Belarus.^[1]

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.^[2] In the EU Council's decision,^[3] Lukashenko has been described as "Businessman, with active participation in financial operations involving the Lukashenka family.” The sanctions were lifted in 2016.^[4]

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

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^[8] as well as to the United States Department of State's sanctions.^[9] He was also added to the Canadian sanctions list.^[10]^[11]

In 2022, Dmitry was blacklisted by Japan.^[12]

Personal life

Dmitry Lukashenko is married to Anna. According to the Belarusian Investigative Center, in 2018 and 2020, Anna earned about one hundred thousand dollars in the BelAZ Trading House, and the owners of its partner companies are people from Dmitry and Anna Lukashenka's entourage.^[13] Anna Lukashenko also writes songs under the pseudonym Anna Sieluk.^[14]

References

^ "DPM and FM Demeke Receives Ethiopian Honorary Consul in Belarus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. 16 May 2023.
^ "Поўны спіс 208 беларускіх чыноўнікаў, якім забаронены ўезд у ЕС" (in Belarusian). Nasha Niva. 11 October 2011.
^ "Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus". EUR-Lex. 15 October 2012.
^ Денис Лавникевич (15 February 2016). "Батьке простили старые грехи" (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/997". EUR-Lex. 21 June 2021.
^ 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)
^ "Searching for subjects of sanctions". State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.
^ "Belarus Designations; Publication of Belarus Directive 1 and related Frequently Asked Questions; Issuance of Belarus General License 5". United States Department of the Treasury. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Public Listing, Fiscal Year 2022". state.gov.
^ "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions". Global Affairs Canada. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Steven Chase (2 December 2021). "Canada sanctions Belarus over migrant crisis in concert with Western allies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "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.
^ "БРЦ: Жена Дмитрия Лукашенко летает на правительственном самолете и отдает друзьям прибыльные контракты". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (in Russian). 5 December 2022.
^ "Груздевы и невестка Лукашенко: кто захватил эстраду Беларуси". LRT (in Russian). 23 July 2023.

External links

[1] "DPM and FM Demeke Receives Ethiopian Honorary Consul in Belarus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. 16 May 2023.

[2] "Поўны спіс 208 беларускіх чыноўнікаў, якім забаронены ўезд у ЕС" (in Belarusian). Nasha Niva. 11 October 2011.

[EU2012-3] "Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus". EUR-Lex. 15 October 2012.

[4] Денис Лавникевич (15 February 2016). "Батьке простили старые грехи" (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[5] "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/997". EUR-Lex. 21 June 2021.

[6] 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)

[7] "Searching for subjects of sanctions". State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.

[8] "Belarus Designations; Publication of Belarus Directive 1 and related Frequently Asked Questions; Issuance of Belarus General License 5". United States Department of the Treasury. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[9] "Public Listing, Fiscal Year 2022". state.gov.

[10] "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions". Global Affairs Canada. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[11] Steven Chase (2 December 2021). "Canada sanctions Belarus over migrant crisis in concert with Western allies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[12] "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.

[13] "БРЦ: Жена Дмитрия Лукашенко летает на правительственном самолете и отдает друзьям прибыльные контракты". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (in Russian). 5 December 2022.

[14] "Груздевы и невестка Лукашенко: кто захватил эстраду Беларуси". LRT (in Russian). 23 July 2023.

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