{"id":121026,"date":"2025-01-09T11:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T08:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-awards-prominent-poles-belarusians-during-warsaw-visit","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121026\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader awards prominent Poles, Belarusians during Warsaw visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nagrady_tsikhanouskaia_pozirk-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, who is in Poland on a three-day visit, presented awards to several Poles and exiled Belarusians yesterday for their contributions to the struggle for freedom in Belarus, her press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El\u017cbieta Smu\u0142kowa, linguist and the first Polish ambassador to Belarus, prominent Belarusian poet U\u0142adzimir Niaklaje\u016d, exiled publisher Andrej Janu\u0161kievi\u010d, Jan Malicki of the Warsaw University&#8217;s Center for Eastern European Studies and Polish philanthropist Maciej Radziwi\u0142\u0142 received medals distinguishing their intellectual and public activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBelarusians and Poles have a long history of joint struggle for freedom and independence,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja said. \u201cI am sure that the major victory is still ahead of us. This victory will have its own day &#8211; the day when Belarus and Poland will become neighbors in the European Union. Today we are presenting awards on behalf of the transition cabinet to people who have worked hard to bring this day closer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician stressed the importance of promoting the Belarusian language and heritage amid ongoing Russification and increased Russian presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja also met Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk yesterday<strong>, <\/strong>who assured her that Belarus will be a priority during Poland\u2019s presidency of the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian politician is expected to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and other top officials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tikhanouskaia_press.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja to push for Belarus strategy during Poland visit\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 8, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja will meet with the Polish premier and president during her three-day visit to Poland that began today, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka has told Pozirk. The politician was planning to meet with Prime &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/120893\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, who is in Poland on a three-day visit, presented awards to several Poles and exiled Belarusians yesterday for their contributions to the struggle for freedom in Belarus, her press office reported. El\u017cbieta Smu\u0142kowa, linguist and the first Polish ambassador to Belarus, prominent Belarusian poet U\u0142adzimir Niaklaje\u016d, exiled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":120990,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-121026","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition leader awards prominent Poles, Belarusians during Warsaw visit | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 9, Pozirk. 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