{"id":174212,"date":"2026-02-04T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174212\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-politician-calls-on-us-to-sustain-efforts-in-freeing-belarusian-dissidents","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174212\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politician calls on US to sustain efforts in freeing Belarusian dissidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 4, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, discussed the continuation of humanitarian efforts to free jailed Belarusian dissidents with senior US officials in Washington, Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ku\u010dynski met with Charles McLaughlin, special assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs, and Spiro Ballas, senior advisor for national security affairs in the office of the vice president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meetings also addressed Minsk\u2019s hybrid attacks on Lithuania and Poland, the impact of peace negotiations on Ukraine on the situation in Belarus and contacts with Kyiv following the recent meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Cichano\u016dskaja in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ku\u010dynski stressed the importance of two tracks in US relations with Belarus: humanitarian efforts to secure the release of dissidents and political initiatives aimed at restoring Belarus\u2019 sovereignty and launching democratic reforms following an end to reprisals and the release of all designated political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of Cichano\u016dskaja, Ku\u010dynski expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his \u201cefforts and achievements in the humanitarian sphere,\u201d citing the recent release of 123 dissidents negotiated by Washington last December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician also forwarded to the White House the opposition transition cabinet’s draft proposal on holding a roundtable and the potential role of the US as an international mediator in future democratic reforms in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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