{"id":211581,"date":"2026-11-12T17:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211581\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:15:51","slug":"cichanouskaja-meets-with-zelensky-warns-against-excluding-stakeholders-from-ukraine-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211581\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja meets with Zelensky, warns against excluding stakeholders from Ukraine peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 12, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian pro-democracy leader Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja had a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on its sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin, Ireland, on November 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja stressed that the peace deal with Ukraine should be concluded on Kyiv\u2019s terms, and that the country should be given strong security guarantees ruling out future Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Cichano\u016dskaja, they discussed the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime\u2019s role in the war against Ukraine and the need to prevent the deployment of the Belarusian army on Russia\u2019s side. She stressed that international pressure on \u0141uka\u0161enka, including sanctions, should remain in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to reporters ahead of the summit, she pointed out that a Yalta-style scenario, in which the fates of countries and nations are decided behind their backs, should not be allowed, referring to the 1945 Yalta Conference, at which the Allied leaders negotiated Europe\u2019s postwar order, and potential Ukraine peace talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja stressed that Europe should be involved in the negotiations however convenient it would be for Russian President Vladimir Putin to leave it out. Describing Europe\u2019s stance on Ukraine as \u201cfirm and principled,\u201d she said that Russia does not need \u201canother voice in support of Kyiv,\u201d but \u201cit is not for Putin to decide who will be at the negotiating table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja called for continued support for Ukraine, praising the courage of its people, and thanked Zelensky for keeping Belarus on the agenda. Zelensky is the one who said that Europe\u2019s eastern border should coincide with Belarus\u2019 eastern border, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that relations between Belarusian pro-democracy forces and Ukraine had improved significantly. She recalled her visit to Kyiv this past May and noted \u201cregular consultations\u201d with Zelensky\u2019s administration and the foreign minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja said that Belarusians were doing their best to help Ukrainians despite their limited resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Cichano\u016dskaja, her message to the summit\u2019s participants is that Belarus should be included in regional peace negotiations, because \u201cwithout a free and democratic Belarus there will be no security for Ukraine or European countries,\u201d and that Russia should withdraw its troops from Belarus as well as from Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja said that she would also tell the summit about Belarusian political prisoners. While thanking the United States for its diplomatic efforts to secure their release, she stressed that Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka continues to persecute his opponents and holds more than 900 political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja praised the EU for its \u201cstrong and principled policy\u201d toward the regime, saying that it continues to exert economic and political pressure while supporting Belarus and its people in their struggle for democracy. She also urged European leaders to maintain unity and resist Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBelarus is part of the European family, just like Ukraine, and the European project will not be complete until our countries become part of the European Union,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Yalta Conference took place in February 1945, when US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met in Crimea to discuss the postwar order in Europe. Their agreements shaped the division of Europe into spheres of influence, leaving much of Eastern Europe under Soviet domination without allowing its peoples to determine their own futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ninth European Political Community summit is started in Dublin on November 12, co-chaired by Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin and European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa. A total of 48 heads of state and government have been invited, representing the 27 EU member states and 21 other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Turkey, Moldova, Switzerland, Norway and Canada, which is attending as a guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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