What could the future of an independent Belarus look like if the country frees itself from dictatorship and chooses a European path? How much time will transformation require, is the prospect of joining the European Union realistic, and what main challenges face the country? Fabienne Bossuyt, a professor of political science at Ghent University in Belgium specializing in EU foreign policy and relations with Eastern Europe and Eurasia, reflected on these questions in an interview with Belsat.