{"id":179239,"date":"2026-03-13T12:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179239\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:48:00","slug":"cichanouskaja-discusses-sanctions-on-lukasenka-with-latvias-top-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179239\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja discusses sanctions on \u0141uka\u0161enka with Latvia\u2019s top diplomat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 13, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja discussed maintaining tough sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s regime with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee yesterday in Riga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting also focused on regional security, deepening cooperation with Ukraine, as well as humanitarian efforts to secure the release of jailed Belarusian dissidents, the Belarusian politician noted on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja expressed gratitude to Latvia for its attention to Belarus and support of exiled Belarusians, advocating for technical solutions that would allow people to remain mobile and stay in touch with their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician stressed the importance of ensuring that Belarusians in Latvia feel safe and are not left to address their problems alone, adding that the regime in Minsk must not be allowed to isolate Belarusian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressure on Minsk must be increased, including through strengthened and aligned European Union sanctions amid intensifying reprisals in Belarus, the Latvian foreign ministry reported, citing Bra\u017ee. Circumvention of sanctions via Belarus must be prevented, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat reaffirmed Latvia’s demand on Belarus to release all political prisoners, end their forced deportations and ensure the safe return of unlawfully deported Ukrainian children to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bra\u017ee pledged Riga\u2019s continued support for the Belarusian opposition’s efforts to achieve a free and democratic Belarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Cichano\u016dskaja also met with Latvian President Edgars Rink\u0113vi\u010ds to discuss sanctions and coordinated efforts within North-Baltic Eight (NB8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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