{"id":176177,"date":"2026-02-18T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176177\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-hails-ukraines-sanctions-on-lukasenka-as-timely-move","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176177\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader hails Ukraine\u2019s sanctions on \u0141uka\u0161enka as timely move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zelenski-tikhanovskaya-vilnius-20260125-OST.jpg 1280w, 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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Volodymyr Zelensky and \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, Vilnius, January 25, 2026\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has praised Ukraine\u2019s sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka as a timely and correct decision in a post on Telegram, acknowledging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s principled position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sanctions introduced by Ukraine today are targeted personally at \u0141uka\u0161enka, but this decision also sends a clear message to those around him: by supporting the dictator, you are becoming accomplices to war crimes,\u201d she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImpunity is what empowers dictators. Today, President Zelensky and Ukraine have shown that impunity must not prevail. The war must end. Peace and justice must be restored,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian opposition leader held talks with Zelensky in Vilnius for the first time on January 25. The meeting and an invitation to visit Kyiv signal a clear shift in Ukraine\u2019s stance, she said later, indicating that Ukraine is now prepared to engage with Belarusian pro-democracy forces after years of caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/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\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619.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 eyes strategic talks with Ukraine<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/174960\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpozirk.online%2Fru%2Fnews%2F176163%2F&amp;text=%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%B2%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%20%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%20%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%20%28%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 18, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has praised Ukraine\u2019s sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka as a timely and correct decision in a post on Telegram, acknowledging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s principled position. \u201cThe sanctions introduced by Ukraine today are targeted personally at \u0141uka\u0161enka, but this decision also sends a clear message to those around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":172966,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-176177","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 hails Ukraine\u2019s sanctions on \u0141uka\u0161enka as timely move | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 18, Pozirk. 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