{"id":181983,"date":"2026-04-02T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181983\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:02:28","slug":"cichanouskajas-aide-meets-special-envoy-coale-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181983\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide meets special envoy Coale in Washington"},"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\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuchinskij_screen_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s Telegram channel \/ Still by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus and Cristopher Smith, deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of State, during his visit to Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both US diplomats have been involved in talks with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, with the most recent meeting resulting in the liberation of 250 designated Belarusian political prisoners on March 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian politician did not comment on the meeting, noting only that he expressed gratitude to US officials for helping secure the release of jailed dissidents. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ku\u010dynski\u2019s visit to Washington also featured a meeting with Andy Baker, US deputy national security advisor and Charles McLaughlin, special assistant to President Donald Trump and senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide expressed gratitude to the Freedom House team, in particular its Lithuanian office, for their \u201cdedicated work\u201d in helping former prisoners rebuild their lives as he met Jamie Fly, Freedom House CEO. \u201cContinued support of trusted partners like Freedom House is essential,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ku\u010dunski\u2019s meeting with Alina Polyakova, CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), focused on the US and European Union\u2019s policies towards Belarus and opportunities for cooperation with the Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/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\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kuchynski_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide to discuss potash transit in Washington<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 30, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has announced the visit of her aide Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, to Washington as she addressed a Belarus-themed roundtable at the Lithuanian Seimas today. The Belarusian opposition will continue to engage with its American &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/181555\">\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>April 2, Pozirk. Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus and Cristopher Smith, deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of State, during his visit to Washington. Both US diplomats have been involved in talks with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, with the most recent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":181814,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-181983","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>Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide meets special envoy Coale in Washington | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 2, Pozirk. 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