Belarusian Experts’ Polemics: the EEU Needs New Growth Drivers
... regard to the principles and rules of the WTO. Paradoxically, Belarus is forced to comply in its activities within the EEU with WTO rules even though it is not a member, and derives no benefits from it. Minsk is interested in speedy accession to the WTO and EEU membership could contribute to it. Minsk is interested in establishing good, mutually beneficial relations with the EU and the U.S., but it is Western demands for Belarusian democratization, rather than its EEU integration that stand in the way. ...