European Union leaders are set to tighten sanctions against Belarus at an emergency video conference on the crisis on Wednesday, EU Industry ...
He added that talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin would take into account the nature of Belarus' relationship with Russia.
"Belarus is not Europe, it is on border of Europe, between Europe and Russia, and the situation is not comparable to Ukraine or Georgia. Belarus is really strongly connected with Russia and the majority of the population is favourable to close links with Russia," he said.Breton also said that aid within a €750 billion European coronavirus recovery package would be conditioned on respect for the rule of law in member states.
"Every six months we verify whether countries respect a certain number of criteria, notably the rule of law. The decision to provide funds will be conditioned on respect for these criteria," he said.Breton also said that following the , the European Union would push for a democratic process that respected the constitution, adding that there must be elections within a reasonable timeframe.
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