The European Union will drop sanctions from Belarus and its President Alexander Lukashenko for four months, as it is reported quoting the diplomatic sources, RBC-Ukraine (РБК-Украина) reports.
The decision on suspension of sanctions can be endorsed on Monday, October 12.
Reuters stated that the decision on suspension of sanctions will be passed depending on how the presidential elections, planned for October 11, will be held. “The European Union must respond to the release of Belarussian political prisoners”, noted the source.
The European Union introduced sanctions against Belarus in 2010, in 2012 they were extended and implied, in particular, the restriction to the entry of Belarus’ state officials to the EU territory. The release of all political prisoners was specified as the condition for improvement of relations.
