The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has obtained a pre-prepared EU statement on the outcomes of Belarus' presidential election, MFA representative Anatoly Glaz told journalists at a briefing, BelTA reports.

It is known that the EP resolutions on foreign policy issues are of a recommendatory nature and are not binding for the EU institutions or member states.

The election in Belarus has just begun, but everything is already condemned and not recognised in the West – as stated by Anatoly Glaz,

Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 400 kilometers (250 miles) of border. It’s become a buffer zone since Belarus’ ally, Russia, invaded neighboring Ukraine three years ago. Similar fortifications farther north line Poland’s frontier with the Russian region of Kaliningrad.

On January 22, at a plenary meeting in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Belarus by a majority vote, the correspondent of the Charter97.org website reports. The resolution is unique because the European Parliament deems the 'elections' in Belarus illegitimate ahead of the so-called vote scheduled for January 26.

MEPs plan to urge the European Union not to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Belarus. The relevant document was published on January 21 on the EP website.

MINSK. Jan 22 (Interfax) - The European Parliament has proposed not recognizing the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and imposing new sanctions on its leadership.

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner.

OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills with Russia. Belarus sentences EU diplomatic staffer to four years in prison.

In a resolution adopted on January 22, members of the European Parliament call on the EU to reject the upcoming presidential election in Belarus on 26 January as a sham. The resolution was

Poland's EU presidency focuses on security amid tensions along its borders with Belarus and Ukraine. With 13,000 guards patrolling, the border serves as a defense against Russia's hybrid warfare. Poland tightens visa policies and suspends asylum rights,

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