{"id":46802,"date":"2023-05-11T23:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/former-eu-envoy-lukasenka-losing-grip-on-belarus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"former-eu-envoy-lukasenka-losing-grip-on-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46802\/","title":{"rendered":"Former EU envoy: \u0141uka\u0161enka losing grip on Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 11, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka is losing his grip on Belarus, EU diplomat Dirk Schuebel has told an online event.<\/p>\n<p> The situation in Belarus is deteriorating, with an increase in the number of political prisoners and a downturn in their conditions, said Schuebel, the EU\u2019s former envoy in Minsk. The country is being controlled by Moscow and its future is uncertain, he added.<\/p>\n<p> The international community doesn\u2019t want to restore any ties with \u0141uka\u0161enka, including trade links, he said. But he pointed out that Belarus was important for Eastern Partnership, the EU\u2019s neighborhood initiative. The EU will be willing to support the country&nbsp;when&nbsp;change comes.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe would like to start a strategic dialogue with the democratic forces and civil society,\u201d he said (quotes rendered from Russian). \u201cWe have a very clear policy towards Belarus, based on putting the regime under pressure as well as on solidarity, commitment, and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December, the European Commission said it adopted a new \u20ac25-million assistance program for Belarus, bringing the total aid to the Belarusian people to more than \u20ac30 million in 2022. The EU provided more than \u20ac100 million to Belarusians since August 2020 in direct support to repression victims, civil society, independent media, youth, small businesses, healthcare, and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 11, BPN. Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka is losing his grip on Belarus, EU diplomat Dirk Schuebel has told an online event. The situation in Belarus is deteriorating, with an increase in the number of political prisoners and a downturn in their conditions, said Schuebel, the EU\u2019s former envoy in Minsk. 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