Ukrainian rights commissioner says Kyiv has channel to communicate with Minsk

July 10, Pozirk. The release of three Ukrainian women and two men in late June was the first time Kyiv managed to bring back its nationals from Belarus, Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights told journalists yesterday.
One of the released, Mykola Shveć, was accused of attacking Russia’s A-50 military aircraft in the Mačuliščy air base near Minsk in February 2023.
“I can’t disclose the details, but I can say that at least now I have established at least some channel of communication with the Belarusian side,” Ukrinform quoted him as saying.
Lubinets also noted the difference in the treatment of captive Ukrainians in Belarus and Russia.
“Ukrainians [held in custody] in the territory of Belarus did not mention torture or beatings. . . . They had been convicted illegally, but not tortured. They [were held] in relatively acceptable conditions and had decent food, which could be seen from their appearance,” he said.
Minsk handed over the five Ukrainians to Kyiv on June 29 after negotiations that reportedly involved the Vatican.
- Politics, SecurityLatvian lawmakers say no need for immediate border closureThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityDrone "neutralized" in Warsaw, Belarusians detainedThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyStadler trains disappear from passenger links in Minsk regionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKyiv denounces Łukašenka’s meeting with Kherson occupation administration headThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsStatkievič’s wife reports his disappearance to policeThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityVilnius to monitor post-Zapad troop movementsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityZapad-2025 involves 6,000 Belarusian and 1,000 Russian troops – ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Economy
- PoliticsŁukašenka meets with Russian official in charge of occupied Kherson regionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyIAEA to assess safety of Belarusian nuclear plant in 2026The material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyCentral bank’s net foreign-currency assets up 8.7 percent since JanuaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja calls for Statkievič’s release after reports of new detentionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityVilnius says Zapad-2025 backed by information campaignThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyInflation in Belarus to remain high despite recent slowdown – EDBThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics
- Politics
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja: Statkievič's integrity sets example for everyoneThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyNobel Prize winner describes deportation of pardoned prisoners as tortureThe material is available only to POZIRK+