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US monitoring Belarus closely, says Pompeo

The United States is tracking the situation in Belarus after last weekend's disputed election then a crackdown on protests, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday.

"We follow the situation closely," he told a press conference during a visit to Warsaw after stops in the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia during a regional trip focused on cyber and energy security.

Also at the press conference, Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said potential sanctions on Belarus should only apply to top officials.