“Maduro and Lukashenka are in absolutely the same situation. We do not accept that they were legally elected. However, whether we like it or not, they control the government, and we must continue to deal with them, despite the fact that we do not recognize their democratic legitimacy, ”the diplomat said.

At the same time, Borrell stressed that the situation in Belarus and Ukraine is "incomparable"

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the European Union would not like a repetition of the Ukrainian scenario of events in Belarus.