Belarus will seek better ties with the West even though this provokes 'hyst...
MINSK - Belarus will seek better ties with the West even though this provokes “hysterics” from its traditional ally Russia, long-serving President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday, a day after lifting a cap of five U.S. diplomats in his country.
Lukashenko’s comments suggested he had not ironed out differences with Russia’s Vladimir Putin after several meetings, including on a Russian tax change which Belarus says will cost its budget $400 million this year. Belarus cooperating with the West “causes some kind of allergic reaction and sometimes hysterics from our main partner the Russian Federation,” Lukashenko said. “The question is, why are you being hysterical?”
U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on Belarus over its treatment of Lukashenko’s political opponents were mostly lifted in 2016 following the release of political prisoners and other reforms.
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