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Belarus sanctions relief: Which restrictions could be lifted?

Yury Hubarevich (center) at a meeting of the United Transitional Cabinet during the conference of Belarusians of the world in Warsaw, Poland. May 24, 2025. Photo: United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus / Telegram
Yury Hubarevich (center) at a meeting of the United Transitional Cabinet during the conference of Belarusians of the world in Warsaw, Poland. May 24, 2025. Photo: United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus / Telegram

Alyaksandr Lukashenka does not hide that he is trading political prisoners in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. Belarusians are debating how the European Union should respond. The line of European institutions remains unchanged. Belsat asked experts which sanctions could be lifted if the EU's tactics changed.