The Belarusian government has decided not to prolong its contract with British PR company Bell Pottinger, aimed at improving the country's image in Europe. The news poses the questions whether the country's leadership is putting the brakes on its recent policy of engagement with the European Union, and to what extent the PR effort helped the controversial regime to overcome its negative image abroad?
The answer to the first question is "no" and to the second, "hardly at all."
The ...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.