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Lukashenka: European Union does not want relations with Belarus to normalize

The European Union does not want its relations with Belarus to normalize, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said in an interview given to Spain’s largest newspaper EL PAÍS on November 26, according to government news sources.

“This is because Europe has gone too far and doesn’t know today how to get out of this, saving its face,” the Belarusian leader was quoted as saying. “If the European Union has enough determination to do that, we’ll be sitting at one table and holding a dialogue to be closer. We want this, but the EU doesn’t want this and puts forward unacceptable terms.”