Human rights and democracy in relations between Belorussia and the European Union
This article is devoted to relations between Belorussia and the European Union in the field of human rights and democracy. Special attention is paid to the influence of this cooperation on the European Union sanctions policy against Belorussia and its cyclic character. Aspiration of the European Union to use the problem of democracy and human rights not only to democratize the political regime in Belorussia, but also to lessen the Russian geopolitical impact on the post-Soviet republic is revealed. A political forecast about the effectiveness of this policy in the foreseeable future is made.