{"id":168362,"date":"2025-12-16T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168362\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-thanks-ukraine-for-welcoming-freed-belarusian-dissidents","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168362\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja thanks Ukraine for welcoming freed Belarusian regime critics"},"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\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST.png 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST-734x490.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tikhanouskaia_zelenski_screen_TG_ST-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and Volodymyr Zelensky, Copenhagen, October 2, 2025\r\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s Telegram channel \/ Still by Pozirk<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja expressed gratitude to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following the Ukrainian leader&#8217;s video call with the recently released Belarusian dissidents who were taken to Ukraine on December 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the darkest times, Ukraine shows what true leadership means,&#8221; she said on X. &#8220;Heartfelt thanks to President Zelensky and to the brave people of Ukraine for welcoming released political prisoners from Belarus with such warmth and care. This is freedom defended through humanity and strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUkraine will continue to help everyone who helps us defend our independence and the lives of our people,\u201d Zelensky told former Belarusian presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka; his former campaign managers Maryja Kale\u015bnikava and Maksim Znak; human rights defender U\u0142adzimir \u0141abkovi\u010d; journalist Maryna Zo\u0142atava; and political analyst Alaksandar Fiaduta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the 123 people released on December 13 after talks between Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and John Coale, US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy for Belarus, are now in Ukraine. 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