{"id":174960,"date":"2026-02-10T12:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174960\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-eyes-strategic-talks-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174960\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader eyes strategic talks with Ukraine"},"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\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 10, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk<\/strong>.<\/em> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has expressed hope that her upcoming visit to Kyiv will pave the way for strategic consultations between Belarusian pro-democracy forces and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician\u2019s team is currently negotiating the visit with the Ukrainian side, she has told <em>RBC-Ukraine<\/em>, noting that she hopes it can be scheduled for late February or early March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine clearly distinguishes between the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime and the Belarusian people, Cichano\u016dskaja said, commenting on her meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on January 25 in Vilnius. &#8220;I believe that this is the basis of Ukraine&#8217;s new policy towards Belarus,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our meeting sent a very strong and clear signal, and I think that this signal was heard in Belarus,\u201d the politician noted. \u201cThe fates of Belarus and Ukraine are deeply intertwined. We proceed from the principle that there will be no free Belarus without a free Ukraine, just as there will be no safe Ukraine without a free Belarus. . . It is in Ukraine&#8217;s interest that Belarus be a free, democratic state without \u0141uka\u0161enka.\u201d<\/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\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST.jpg 1280w\" 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\">Zelensky, Cichano\u016dskaja hold bilateral talks in Vilnius<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 26, Pozirk. Volodymyr Zelensky and Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja held their first bilateral talks in Vilnius yesterday after both participated in the January Uprising commemoration events. The Belarusian politician expressed full support on behalf of the Belarusian people &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/173031\">\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>February 10, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has expressed hope that her upcoming visit to Kyiv will pave the way for strategic consultations between Belarusian pro-democracy forces and Ukraine. The politician\u2019s team is currently negotiating the visit with the Ukrainian side, she has told RBC-Ukraine, noting that she hopes it can be scheduled for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91856,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-174960","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 leader eyes strategic talks with Ukraine | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 10, Pozirk. 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