{"id":188688,"date":"2026-05-22T18:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188688\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:26:23","slug":"ukraines-top-diplomat-announces-cichanouskajas-visit-to-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188688\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s top diplomat announces Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s visit to Kyiv"},"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\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tihanovskaja_sibiga_eps_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\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>May 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has confirmed that Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja is expected in Kyiv soon, <em>eurointegration.com.ua<\/em> reports, noting that the visit may take place next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diplomat also made it clear that yesterday\u2019s proposal by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky was \u201cvery strange.\u201d Ukraine continues to view the Belarusian ruler as an accomplice in crimes against Ukraine and is calling for his accountability, Sybiha stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja will be the person Kyiv intends to engage with on all issues concerning Belarus, he said, adding that the historical goals of Ukraine and Belarus are closely aligned. \u201cWe must help Belarus become a European partner, because Belarus is also part of Europe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Cichano\u016dskaja described her upcoming visit to Kyiv as a strong signal to Belarusians that \u201cUkraine supports a free Belarus, that \u0141uka\u0161enka is a war criminal and that Belarusians and Ukrainians stand together against Russian imperialism.\u201d She added that her visit would also focus on practical aspects, including the opening of the pro-democracy forces\u2019 office in Ukraine and discussions on the status of Belarusians in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja and Zelensky held their first bilateral meeting in Vilnius on January 25. \u00a0<\/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\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zelenski-slavutich-20260521-ofis-WZ-st-k-POZ.jpg 1406w\" 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\">Zelensky: Ukraine can take preventive action against Belarus\u2019 leadership (Updated)<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 22, Pozirk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 21 that Kyiv could take \u201cpreventive\u201d action against the leadership of Belarus to deter it from carrying out \u201caggressive actions\u201d against Ukraine. Belarusian leader Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka commented on the same &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/188573\">\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>May 22, Pozirk.\u00a0Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has confirmed that Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja is expected in Kyiv soon, eurointegration.com.ua reports, noting that the visit may take place next week. 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