Exclusive: European Union moves to suspend sanctions on Belarus

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By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to lift some sanctions on Belarus, including its travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko, after he freed a group of political prisoners last month, diplomatic sources say. Four members of Lukashenko's security services, suspected of being behind the disappearances of political opponents, are likely to remain under sanctions. Lukashenko's pardoning of six jailed opposition figures in August and his hosting of peace talks for Ukraine in February have cemented a perception among EU officials that Belarus, Russia's closest ally, is opening up to Europe.

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