{"id":199270,"date":"2026-08-08T22:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199270\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:19:38","slug":"babaryka-skeptical-of-exiled-oppositions-support-inside-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199270\/","title":{"rendered":"Babaryka skeptical of exiled opposition\u2019s support inside Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 8, <\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Viktar Babaryka, a former political prisoner and 2020 presidential contender, expressed doubt that people in Belarus would back exiled opposition leaders if an opportunity to do so arose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have friends in Belarus, who tell me they are not interested in what\u2019s happening in the pro-democracy community,\u201d Babaryka said during the New Belarus Conference in Warsaw on August 8. \u201cI\u2019m interested to restore its influence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has \u201cknown\u201d for more than 30 years what Belarusians want, and now pro-democracy forces claim such knowledge, while the real sentiments of the Belarusian people need to be studied, Babaryka said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet, dismissed Babaryka\u2019s allegation that it is out of touch with ordinary people. \u201cWe have different friends in Belarus,\u201d \u0141atu\u0161ka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141atu\u0161ka said that Belarusians support political prisoners and contact pro-democracy forces abroad despite the threat of persecution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 8, Pozirk. 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