Yet Western policy towards Belarus must be carefully modulated, and it should emphasize Europe’s soft power – the attractiveness of its social model to an increasing number of Belarusians. The West needs to cultivate relations with these people and invest in the economy, while rejecting the brutality of the regime, which may become easier if privatization moves ahead.
但西方对白俄罗斯的政策也必须进行小心调整，并应当将重点放在欧洲的软实力上——也就是其社会模式对白俄罗斯人的吸引力。西方需要在反对该政权残酷统治的同时与其民众培养感情并投资于该国经济，如果私有化进程顺利的话这一切都将更容易推行。