After three decades of Alexander Lukashenka’s rule, Belarus remains trapped between a ruthless dictatorship on the one hand, and Moscow’s increasingly suffocating embrace on the other. The EU must reinforce its commitment to the vision of a free, democratic, sovereign and independent Belarus with a clear path to EU membership. It also needs to make Belarus a part of the conversation on the future of security in Europe as efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine take shape. This Brief analyses recent domestic and geopolitical trends related to Belarus before proposing how the EU should recalibrate its policies in support of the democratic opposition, and vis-à-vis the regime.
Killing two birds with one stone: A free and independent Belarus will make Europe safer (Ondrej Ditrych, European Union Institute for Security Studies)
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