Belarus to Learn Maidan Lessons

... attempt to offset the costs of unfavourable economic conditions in the East with the thus far untapped reserves of the West. The model for the development of relations with the European Union, which Minsk has aspired to follow since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, can be successful in theory. Trade relations between Belarus and the European Union have developed over the past few years despite artificially created barriers. Removing these barriers will no doubt open up hidden growth reserves, especially since trade relations between Belarus and the European Union have cooled somewhat ...