{"id":1304,"date":"2023-08-11T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1304"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-says-ready-to-restore-relations-with-western-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1304\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka says ready to restore relations with Western neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 11,&nbsp;<em>BPN.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said that although Belarus relies primarily on cooperation with the East, it should not &#8220;forget about the high-tech West.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remark&nbsp;comes amid military and political tensions between Belarus and its NATO neighbors. Poland and the Baltics point to the threat of provocation at the EU border, as Belarus hosts Russian mercenaries. The European nations are building up their military potential at the eastern frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian government is ready to restore relations with the European Union, but not at the expense of its own interests, \u0141uka\u0161enka said during a visit to the national airport outside Minsk, as quoted by his press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he was ready to engage with neighboring Poland, which he said is stoking tensions ahead of parliamentary elections there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He accused the United States of pushing Poland into causing trouble, adding that the Poles are not stupid. &#8220;They are Slavs, our people, and they understand everything perfectly,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are open to cooperation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that Belarusians are not aggressive people and do not plan to fight with&nbsp;anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that Belarus is ready to allow Western flights &#8220;as soon as tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2021, Belarusian authorities forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land at Minsk airport. They arrested Raman Pratasievi\u010d, then an opposition blogger, and his date Sofia Sapega who were on board, causing international outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many European airlines stopped flying over Belarus, and all of Belarus&#8217; neighbors except Russia closed their skies to its aircraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 11,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said that although Belarus relies primarily on cooperation with the East, it should not &#8220;forget about the high-tech West.&#8221; The remark&nbsp;comes amid military and political tensions between Belarus and its NATO neighbors. Poland and the Baltics point to the threat of provocation at the EU border, as Belarus hosts Russian mercenaries. 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