{"id":190818,"date":"2026-06-06T13:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190818\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:09:49","slug":"lukasenka-takes-jab-at-swedens-leadership-expresses-readiness-for-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190818\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka takes jab at Sweden\u2019s leadership, expresses readiness for dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka used his message on Sweden\u2019s National Day to take a swipe at its leadership and express readiness to resume a \u201cmutually respectful\u201d dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Describing both Swedes and Belarusians as peace-loving, hard-working, tolerant and respectful toward neighbors, \u0141uka\u0161enka says that \u201cthese qualities cannot fully manifest themselves in bilateral relations because of artificial barriers created by certain short-sighted politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus stands ready to resume a \u201cmutually beneficial and equal dialogue\u201d for the sake of \u201cprogress and prosperity\u201d and to \u201cenhance security in the region,\u201d according to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office.<br>The EU\u2019s member states, including Sweden, did not recognize the official results of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, widely viewed as fraudulent. Since then, they have imposed successive rounds of sanctions on Belarus, drastically increasing their severity after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, including from the Belarusian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk subsequently drew up a blacklist branding all EU countries as \u201cunfriendly.\u201d Instead of greeting the leaders of Western states on their national holidays, \u0141uka\u0161enka reserves his messages of greetings solely for their peoples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 6, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka used his message on Sweden\u2019s National Day to take a swipe at its leadership and express readiness to resume a \u201cmutually respectful\u201d dialogue. 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