Relationship dossier
Belarus
Malta
Relationship assessment
Malta applies EU restrictive measures targeting Belarus; specific bilateral conduct by Belarus toward Malta is unclear.
Belarus toward Malta
Not assessedMalta toward Belarus
-20Malta applies EU restrictive measures targeting Belarus, including measures responding to the 2020 election crackdown and Belarus’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Malta, as an EU member, applies EU restrictive measures targeting Belarus, including measures adopted in response to the 2020 election crackdown and Belarus’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Specific Belarusian government conduct toward Malta is unclear, so the bilateral relationship cannot be characterized comprehensively.
Areas of tension
- EU restrictive measures targeting Belarus
Key developments
The EU adopted restrictive measures against Belarus in response to the 2020 election crackdown; Malta applies the measures as an EU member.
The EU expanded restrictive measures against Belarus in response to its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Malta applies the measures as an EU member.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation between Belarus and Malta is unclear.
- Specific Belarusian government measures or initiatives directed at Malta are unclear.