That's pretty cool. considering that Belarus is not the most open minded country... But I am happy they made such a decision 
Have you ever been to Belarus? I don't think that Belarus is not an open minded country. If you listen to a lot of western propaganda, then this can happen. For the western media, Saudi Arabia can be the most open minded country in the world and Belarus and Russia can be dictatorships. But the truth is known to everyone.
Does Belarus belong to West now? I guess so, I think they have some issues with Russia, I saw recently that Belorussian president has made some aggressive statement against the Russian dominance in the region.
Belarus is a X soviet country. Putin wants create old Soviet Russia again. The west doesn't want it happens, We can see meantime Ukraine Russia conflict, USA and NATO help Ukraine.