{"id":179999,"date":"2026-03-19T11:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179999\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:50:45","slug":"opposition-leader-meets-eu-leaders-at-epp-summit-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179999\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja meets EU leaders at EPP summit in Brussels"},"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\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tsikhanouskaia_tusk_kanceliaryia_tuska-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n         \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and Donald Tusk, October 2025\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Tusk&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 19, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has participated in the European People\u2019s Party (EPP) 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary summit ahead of the European Council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor years, the EPP has stood with free Belarus \u2014 principled, consistent, and strong. Your solidarity means more than words. We will never forget,\u201d she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician added that she has already spoken with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Cichano\u016dskaja noted that she focused on securing the release of jailed Belarusian dissidents, ending reprisals in Belarus and advancing democratic change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, I ask Europe to stay firm,\u201d the Belarusian politician told the EPP summit participants. \u201cWe must continue pressure until a real change takes place. What we see now: repression continues. Terror continues. Nuclear weapons are being deployed. [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka is profiting from war and helping [Russian President Vladimir] Putin kill Ukrainians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanctions and pressure on Minsk are effective, she added, citing the releases of jailed dissidents as evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe welcome humanitarian efforts by the United States to free people. It&#8217;s the first step to stop the terror and free the country,\u201d the politician stressed.<\/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\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUS_sud_logo_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">International Criminal Court\u2019s prosecutor launches investigation into suspected crimes against humanity by \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 12, Pozirk. The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has launched an investigation into Lithuania\u2019s allegations that the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime has committed transboundary crimes against humanity as part of its crackdown &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179167\">\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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 19, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has participated in the European People\u2019s Party (EPP) 50th anniversary summit ahead of the European Council meeting. \u201cFor years, the EPP has stood with free Belarus \u2014 principled, consistent, and strong. Your solidarity means more than words. We will never forget,\u201d she said on X. 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