Latest update: 22/03/2013 

- Belarus - European Union - human rights - Russia - sanctions - Vladimir Putin


Alena Kupchyna, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister

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Belarus is often called the "last dictatorship in Europe". To discuss the EU sanctions imposed on Belarus over human rights concerns as well as its relations with Russia, Marc Perelman speaks to the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister, Alena Kupchyna.

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