{"id":159496,"date":"2025-10-10T14:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/159496\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-fm-mocks-eu-aspiration-as-unrealistic-fetish","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/159496\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 FM mocks EU aspiration as unrealistic \u201cfetish\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 10, <em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has voiced skepticism toward the European ambitions of former Soviet republics, dismissing them as unrealistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview broadcast by <em>Belarus 1<\/em>, Ry\u017eanko\u016d noted that even countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that are not actively participating in the bloc\u2019s activities\u2014an apparent reference to Ukraine and Moldova\u2014continue to cooperate on issues such as borders, customs and transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the economy, this is what truly interests them,\u201d he said, characterizing aspirations to join the European Union as a \u201cfetish more than a thousand miles away that will never materialize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to accuse those countries of being unwilling to engage with the CIS in areas that are essential for future EU membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pressa_global_look_press.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">EU to prioritize support for Belarus civil society in next two years<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 9, Pozirk. The European Union has pledged to prioritize support for Belarusian human rights, civil society and independent media in the next two years, \u201crecognizing these areas as vital for a democratic future,\u201d according to the EU Commission. This &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/159382\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 10, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has voiced skepticism toward the European ambitions of former Soviet republics, dismissing them as unrealistic. 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