{"id":188989,"date":"2026-05-25T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188989\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:52:13","slug":"opposition-leader-visiting-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188989\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader visiting Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 25, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has arrived in Kyiv by train this morning, her press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited the politician to visit Ukraine during their first bilateral meeting in Vilnius four months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the visit, Cichano\u016dsksaja expressed support for Ukrainians after the May 24 overnight attack by Russia. \u201cThis Russian terror against civilians, enabled by [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime, must be condemned in the strongest terms. Ukraine needs more support. The criminal aggressors must be held accountable,\u201d she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her aide Dzianis Ku\u010dynski told Pozirk<\/em> that the visit would primarily focus on ways to \u201cprovide more assistance to Ukraine \u201cThe future of Belarus, as well as the future of Lithuania, Poland, and the entire region, depends in part on Ukraine,\u201d he noted. \u201cTherefore, helping Ukraine as much as possible is undoubtedly a crucial priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, deputy head of the opposition transition cabinet, and Valeryj Mackievi\u010d from the cabinet\u2019s team, accompanied Cichano\u016dskaja as she laid flowers on the grave of Belarusian volunteer Maryjaa Zajcava, who was killed near Bakhmut in southeastern Ukraine. \u201cShe symbolizes not only our resistance to dictatorship, but also Ukrainian-Belarusian solidarity,\u201d the politician said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s visit comes amid heightened attention in Kyiv toward Belarus. In recent weeks, Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials have repeatedly warned that Russia is renewing efforts to draw Minsk more directly into the war, cautioning \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials about the potential consequences of such a move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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