Q: The crackdown against civil society in Belarus is escalating and Minister Le Drian reiterated yesterday that France did not recognize Lukashenko's legitimacy. At the same time, the ambassador in Minsk, Nicolas de Lacoste, is meeting with representatives of this regime, including oligarchs close to Lukashenko, to discuss economic relations. How do you explain this inconsistency between France's position and the ambassador's actual actions on the ground? A: France's position, like that of the (…)
