Lukashenko

The EU's travel sanctions on the Lukashenko regime have been described as "symbolic" at best, as the Belarusian president and his entourage pop up across Europe as members of their national Olympic Committee.
 
The countries concerned tend to be those where the regime has economic interests, and one wonders if these are the same countries that are blocking economic sanctions at the European Council.
 

Committee to Protect Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists

The day after he announced that Belarus would recognise the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, President Lukashenko has declared his wish for improved relations with the US.
 
In a birthday note to President Barack Obama, Lukashenko stated that "Through joint efforts we could bring Belarusian-U.S. relations to a level that meets the interests of the people of both countries."
 

Life in the European Parliament often throws up some amusing surprises, but never more so than during a reception for the Polish-Belarusian community a little while ago.