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The EU's inability to finalize sanctions against Belarusian officials for violating human rights may indicate that the presence of Britain, which has already imposed restrictions on President Alexander Lukashenko, is missed in the bloc, sources told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. On Tuesday, U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab disclosed asset freezes and travel bans under Britain's new Global Human Rights sanctions regime against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son Victor Lukashenko, Chief of Staff Igor Sergeenko, and five other officials in coordination with a similar move by Canada. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has drawn international condemnation for allegedly rigging his...