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EU Suspends Sanctions Against Belarus's Lukashenko

© AP Photo / Sergei GritsBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a news conference in Minsk, Belarus. File photo
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a news conference in Minsk, Belarus. File photo - Sputnik International
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According to EU Council, European Union has suspended sanctions it imposed against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko until the end of February.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko greets journalists as he attends the arrival ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 - Sputnik International
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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) The European Union has suspended sanctions it imposed against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko until the end of February, the EU Council published in its official journal Friday.

Lukashenko was recently reelected for his fifth consecutive term as the president of Belarus.

Lukashenko has played an instrumental role in the past  year by hosting the Minsk Talks that eventually de-escalated the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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