{"id":134786,"date":"2025-04-18T12:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T09:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134786\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-announces-us-visit","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134786\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader announces US 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\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/flag-usa_cottonbro_pexels-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cottonbro studio \/ pexels.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 18, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has announced a visit to the United States coming up in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She intends to meet with officials of President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration and members of the Congress, the politician told I Gryanul Grem political show on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to convey our position and the importance of supporting both Ukraine and Belarus because we believe that a free Belarus is also in the interests of the United States,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump is really committed to ending the war in Ukraine and can succeed, she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth Belarusians and Ukrainians also want this most of all, but we should realize that this war is important for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin\u2019s and [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s survival, and they will not make concessions voluntarily,&#8221; the politician noted, calling on Washington to take a firm stance. She added that the Trump administration may already be drawing some conclusions in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian pro-democracy forces launched the strategic dialogue with the US in late 2023. Designed as an annual event, it is a platform for maintaining relations between the Belarusian opposition and the US government. Currently, there are no reasons to halt it, Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian opposition leader visited the US twice last year.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Reprisals: Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s website declared extremist content in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Officials blacklist Belarusians\u2019 online communities from seven countries Patriotic priest&#039;s followers declared &quot;extremist group&quot; Ivacevi\u010dy man charged with justifying Nazi atrocities in Chaty\u0144 April 18, Pozirk. Politically-motivated persecution documented in Belarus on April 16 and 17 included several extremist &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/134778\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 18, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has announced a visit to the United States coming up in two weeks. She intends to meet with officials of President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration and members of the Congress, the politician told I Gryanul Grem political show on YouTube. \u201cWe are trying to convey our position and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":126504,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-134786","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 announces US visit | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 18, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has announced a visit to the United States coming up in two weeks. 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