{"id":201522,"date":"2026-08-27T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201522\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T23:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:07:57","slug":"kyiv-condemns-minsks-extremist-label-of-ukrainian-diplomats-instagram-page","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201522\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv condemns Minsk\u2019s extremist label of Ukrainian diplomat\u2019s Instagram page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Ukraine has condemned Minsk’s extremist designation of the Instagram page by Yaroslav Chornohor, the Ukrainian foreign ministry\u2019s special envoy for relations with Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka regime is afraid of its own shadow,” Heorhii Tykhyi, the Ukrainian foreign ministry\u2019s spokesperson, said on X. Minsk is set to silence independent voices, as the move followed similar designations for European Union-funded projects, including EUvsDisinfo, SALT, Education for Belarusians and Lithuania\u2019s Central Project Management Agency (CPVA), he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chornohor linked the blacklisting of his Instagram account by Belarus to a recent post about Ukraine\u2019s independence and the right of the Belarusian people to determine the future of their own country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinsk follows Moscow’s playbook to silence dissent and sow fear among its own people,\u201d Tykhyi said. \u201cWe join the EU in demanding an immediate reversal of these decisions, free access to information for Belarusians, and an end to repression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyiv called for increased pressure on Minsk and Moscow over what it described as an ongoing threat to European security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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