{"id":49593,"date":"2023-11-16T12:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=49593"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-urges-portugal-to-help-defend-belarus-independence","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/49593\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader urges Portugal to help defend Belarus&#8217; independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ST_004_744x496.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ST_004_744x496.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ST_004_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja at Web Summit 2023\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s Telegram channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja urged Portugal to take a strong position in defense of Belarusian independence, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka has told <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At her meeting with Helena Carreiras, Portuguese defense minister, Cichano\u016dskaja expressed concern about the presence of Russian troops and nuclear weapons in Belarus and asked for assistance in establishing ties with the countries of the Global South, in particular with Portuguese-speaking Brazil, Mozambique and Angola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja and Carreias also discussed assistance to Belarusian volunteers fighting alongside the Ukrainian forces as well as regular exchange of security-related information, Via\u010dorka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the invitation of Portuguese Foreign Minister Jo\u00e3o Cravinho, the Belarusian politician addressed Web Summit 2023, one of the largest annual technology conferences that gathered hundreds of participants from startups and international businesses in Lisbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician called for consistency and determination in defense of democratic principles and values as she briefed participants on developments in Belarus since 2020 and Belarusian-Russian relations. Ukraine&#8217;s victory in the war against Russia will also be a victory for Belarus which should not become a consolation prize for Russia, she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition leader arrived in Lisbon on November 12 and had several high-level meetings focusing on sanctions against Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his cronies, support for Belarusian pro-democracy forces and the legalization of Belarusians abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 16, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja urged Portugal to take a strong position in defense of Belarusian independence, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka has told Pozirk. At her meeting with Helena Carreiras, Portuguese defense minister, Cichano\u016dskaja expressed concern about the presence of Russian troops and nuclear weapons in Belarus and asked for assistance in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":49576,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-49593","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition leader urges Portugal to help defend Belarus&#039; independence | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 16, Pozirk. 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