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RT: EU won’t blacklist Lukashenko: Germany, France, & Italy slap down Poland & Baltic states’ hardline proposals on Belarus – Die Welt
Europe is famous for its political fault lines, and a new one has now emerged: the divide between the ‘core EU’ and peripheral countries subservient to the US on foreign policy, such as the UK, Poland, and the three Baltic states.
According to German mainstream newspaper Die Welt, citing its own sources, the bloc’s three most powerful members have united to overrule tough proposals on Belarus, which were pushed by Warsaw and the Baltic capitals. Berlin, Paris, and Rome have refused to sanction Belarusian president-elect Alexander Lukashenko over last month’s disputed election.
Germany, France and Italy stated that “despite the circumstances, communication channels with Lukashenko should be kept open,” because, in their opinion, his blacklisting would lead to a complete suspension of dialogue with Minsk, Die Welt explained.
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Update #1: EU won’t blacklist Lukashenko due to German stance — Die Welt (TASS)
Update #2: Lukashenko set to escape EU sanctions amid German and French reluctance (The Telegraph)
WNU Editor: The people in Belarus know that they are alone. They also know that this struggle is going to last a long time before they succeed.
