ASSESSMENTS
Belarus: An EU Overture and Moscow's Wrath
Oct 13, 2008 | 20:04 GMT
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Summary
The European Union's foreign ministers met Oct. 13 to agree to suspend sanctions against Belarus' leadership. After years of poor relations between Belarus and the West, Brussels is seeking to exploit tension between Russia and Belarus. But for Minsk, risking the ire of Russia might bring on more than it bargained for.