{"id":165240,"date":"2025-11-22T14:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165240\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-urges-tallinn-to-tighten-sanctions-on-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165240\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader urges Tallinn to tighten sanctions on Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and Margus Tsahkna\n <\/div>\n \n
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November 22, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna yesterday in Tallinn to discuss support for the Belarusian pro-democracy forces and tightening sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian politician also met with Martin Roger, undersecretary for political affairs, and Minna-Liina Lind, undersecretary for global affairs, the Estonian foreign ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsahkna assured Cichano\u016dskaja that Estonia is consistently working to ensure that additional sanctions are imposed on the Belarusian regime. Tallinn\u2019s priority is to ensure that democratic forces can return to Belarus and begin a democratic transition, he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian politician thanked Estonia for its principled position and solidarity as well as for organizing the Belarusian-Georgian-Estonian forum in Tallinn, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka told Pozirk.<\/em> She also praised the work of Karmen Laus, Estonia\u2019s new special representative to the democratic forces of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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