{"id":151593,"date":"2025-08-18T11:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151593\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-ahead-of-talks-in-washington-belarus-future-is-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151593\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja ahead of talks in Washington: Belarus&#8217; future is at stake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_iv_konf_bel_mira_1128x751_20250524-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 18, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has pledged support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders ahead of their meeting with US President Donald Trump, who wants to press Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Peace must be just and lasting \u2013 Russia must be contained. Any talks must also recognize that Belarus&#8217; future is at stake,&#8221; she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-level talks featuring Trump and Zelensky are expected to take place later today in Washington. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finland&#8217;s President Alexander Stubb, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are expected to join them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&#8217;s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska three days ago ended without a ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/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\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/latushko_poz_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20250524.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian opposition politician links Trump-\u0141uka\u0161enka call to peace talks<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 15, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, head of the National Anti-Crisis Management (NAM), has linked the telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka with the upcoming Russian-US negotiations. In about an hour, the US president is expected to meet with &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/151405\">\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>August 18, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has pledged support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders ahead of their meeting with US President Donald Trump, who wants to press Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal. &#8220;Peace must be just and lasting \u2013 Russia must be contained. 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