The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Monday that the organization will not hold any events in Belarus this year "due to Russian aggression against Ukraine."
The announcement comes on the heels of the tennis governing body's decision to indefinitely cancel all events in Russia, a ruling that was revealed on Friday.
"We are constantly monitoring events and remain in active discussion with the ITF tennis family, the ITF Board, and security experts to decide and align around our next course of action," the ITF said in a statement to CNN on Monday. "We stand united with the population of Ukraine.
Right now, our priority remains the safety of all those participating in our events. We will of course be providing more information as soon as possible.”
The ITF has also postponed the World Tennis Tour M15 event that was due to take place in Ukraine in April "amidst heightened security concerns."
