ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən jˈuːniən ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɪʃuːd tɹˈævəl bˈænz fɔːɹ fˈaɪv bˌɛlɚɹˈuːsiən əfˈɪʃəlz səspˈɛktᵻd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə kˈɪdnæpɪŋ ʌv zˌækɑːɹɹˈæŋkə: ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ɐfˈɛɹz mˈɪnɪstɚ vlˈædɪmˌɪɹ nˈɔːmɑːv, pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl vˈɪktɚ ʃˈeɪmən, mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ spˈoːɹts ænd tˈʊɹɹɪzəm jˈuːɹi sˈɪvɐkˌɑːv, ænd kˈɜːnəl dəmˈiːtɹi pˌævlɪtʃˈɛŋkoʊ fɹʌmðə bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs ɪntˈɪɹiɚ mˈɪnɪstɹi.
In September 2004, the European Union and the United States issued travel bans for five Belarusian officials suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Zakharanka: Interior Affairs Minister Vladimir Naumov, Prosecutor General Viktor Sheiman, Minister for Sports and Tourism Yuri Sivakov, and Colonel Dmitry Pavlichenko from the Belarus Interior Ministry.