{"id":176301,"date":"2026-02-19T12:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176301\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"zelensky-says-kyiv-stepping-up-efforts-to-counter-lukasenkas-regime","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176301\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky says Kyiv stepping up efforts to counter \u0141uka\u0161enka’s regime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 19, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Ukraine is changing its policy towards Belarus and will respond appropriately to threats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement released after yesterday’s announcement of sanctions on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian leader instructed officials to investigate \u201call the schemes by \u0141uka\u0161enka and his accomplices,\u201d pledging to counter Minsk \u201cmore tangibly.\u201d Kyiv will step up coordination with regional and global partners \u201cto ensure they fully understand what they are dealing with when it comes to the regime in Belarus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka had been \u201crefraining from taking direct harsh actions\u201d in Russia\u2019s favor for a while, but since last fall, Ukraine has been detecting relay stations on Belarusian territory that support Russian attack drones, Zelensky noted. By sanctioning the Belarusian ruler, Ukraine is responding to Belarus\u2019 increased involvement in Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, the politician stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u0141uka\u0161enka is accustomed to bargaining away his country\u2019s sovereignty and has surrendered many of Belarus\u2019 interests to Russia,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met Zelensky in Vilnius for the first time. The meeting and an invitation to visit Kyiv signal a clear shift in Ukraine\u2019s stance, the politician noted, indicating that Ukraine is now prepared to engage with Belarusian pro-democracy forces after years of caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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