{"id":154605,"date":"2025-09-09T23:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154605\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"opposition-members-meet-with-trump-official","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154605\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition members meet with Trump official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s husband Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski and diplomatic advisor Dzianis Ku\u010dynski have discussed the release of political prisoners in Belarus with US President Donald Trump\u2019s special aide Charles McLaughlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting took place at the White House, according to Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office. It noted that the parties discussed the next steps to secure the release of all political prisoners in Belarus and find mechanisms to end repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCichano\u016dski stressed that the American media says very little about the release of political prisoners and Trump\u2019s role in this process,\u201d the report said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician thanked Trump \u201cfor his release after five years in prison and for the efforts to free all 1,300 Belarusian political hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is essential to keep this issue on the agenda, as it concerns people\u2019s lives. If President Trump succeeds in securing the release of Belarusian political prisoners, it will be a great victory for both the White House and a free Belarus,\u201d Cichano\u016dski stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ku\u010dynski said, \u201cWe continue to cooperate with the US administration on the release of Belarusian political prisoners and the end of repression. This is a key step on the path to freedom and democracy in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian political prisoners may be released in the foreseeable future, according to the remarks Trump made while signing documents in the Oval Office on September 5.<\/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\"> 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\">Opposition leader: reprisals extend beyond Belarus\u2019 borders<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 30, Pozirk. The humanitarian and political crisis in Belarus is deepening, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told the Danish parliamentary foreign policy committee yesterday. Politically-motivated reprisals in Belarus continue unabated, while Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka tries to wriggle into US President &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/153146\">\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>September 9, Pozirk. \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s husband Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski and diplomatic advisor Dzianis Ku\u010dynski have discussed the release of political prisoners in Belarus with US President Donald Trump\u2019s special aide Charles McLaughlin. The meeting took place at the White House, according to Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office. It noted that the parties discussed the next steps to secure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":154601,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-154605","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 members meet with Trump official | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 9, Pozirk. \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s husband Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski and diplomatic advisor Dzianis Ku\u010dynski have discussed the release of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154605\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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