Belarus said it was suspending its participation in the EU’s Eastern Partnership, an initiative to boost ties between the EU and its ex-Soviet neighbors, a move condemned by Brussels as “another step backward” after the skyjacking of a European Ryanair flight last month on June 28.
Protests in Belarus
EurActiv.com: EU reproves Belarus’ walkout from the Eastern Partnership
Belarus law enforcement officers patrol the street at a planned rally after protesters were prevented from doing so by police, who cordoned off several streets, a main square and park in Minsk, on March 27, 2021.
