{"id":189389,"date":"2026-05-27T10:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189389\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:48:17","slug":"belarus-pro-democracy-forces-open-office-in-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189389\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 pro-democracy forces open office in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 27, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The office of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces in Kyiv symbolizes \u201ccenturies-old relations between the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples,\u201d Yevhen Perebyinis, Ukraine\u2019s deputy foreign minister said at the opening ceremony yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kyiv office will be the Belarusian opposition\u2019s fourth foreign representation, alongside existing offices in Brussels, Tallinn and Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very close, we even understand each other\u2019s languages without translation,\u201d Perebyinis noted. \u201cIt is also very symbolic that \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja conducted her official talks with both the foreign minister and the president in Belarusian and Ukrainian. We didn\u2019t need an interpreter. This testifies not only to our closeness, but also to the fact that we share a common past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat expressed gratitude to all Belarusians who are fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, noting that today Belarus is held \u201chostage by a totalitarian regime,\u201d while Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russian aggression. The struggle being waged by Ukrainian and Belarusian soldiers today is \u201ca struggle for our common future,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am glad that Belarus, the Belarusian representative office, is returning to Ukraine and returning to Kyiv,\u201d Perebyinis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian diplomats abandoned the embassy in Ukraine ahead of the full-scale invasion by Russian troops in February 2022. The diplomatic mission\u2019s premises stand empty. However, the Ukrainian embassy in Minsk continues to operate. Among other things, it is handling the return of Ukrainians from Russian captivity via Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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