Ukraine’s Response to the Political Crisis in Belarus
Ukraine’s Response to the Political Crisis in Belarus

Author(s): Maciej Zaniewicz
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Electoral systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; Belarus; political crisis; response;
Summary/Abstract: Alexander Lukashenka has so far been seen in Ukraine as a guarantor of Belarus’ independence from Russia. Therefore, the Ukrainian authorities initially avoided condemning the electoral fraud to avoid weakening the Belarusian president. That have since tightened their positions in response to Lukashenka’s accusation that Ukraine helped initiate the protests. However, Ukraine will not become actively involved in resolving the crisis in Belarus and will limit itself to reacting to Belarusian provocations and supporting EU policy towards that country.

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