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Belarus - are economic sanctions the way forward?

29.03.12 @ 09:15

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Alexander Lukaschenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for 18 years. MEPs from the European Parliament's Belarus delegation discuss the merits of putting economic sanctions on Belarus with Nikolaj Nielsen, EUobserver's investigative reporter.

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