{"id":64743,"date":"2024-02-02T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=64743"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"cichanouskaja-speaks-out-against-belarus-dependence-on-russian-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/64743\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja speaks out against Belarus&#8217; dependence on Russian fossil fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has called on the European Green Party to stand up for those who risk their lives and freedom and to include support for Ukraine and a democratic Belarus in its manifesto for the European Parliament elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja reminded the European Greens about reprisals in Belarus and told them in detail about several political prisoners. She spoke about \u015aciapan \u0141atypa\u016d, an entrepreneur sentenced to eight and a half years in prison, Vitold A\u0161urak, who died behind bars, and other activists. She said tens of thousands of Belarusians have gone through prisons and torture, and also mentioned the Belarusian volunteers fighting Russia in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The fight for freedom is a global one. Provide Ukraine with everything it needs. The victory of Ukraine will be the ultimate defeat of Putin and \u0141uka\u0161enka. We must counter Putin\u2019s attempts to use corruption, intimidation, espionage and fake news to interfere in Europe and undermine its institutions,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Belarus and Ukraine were &#8220;fighting for the same future \u2013 the European future . . . where people are not thrown in jail for their views.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In your countries, these simple things may be taken for granted. But in ours \u2013 it is something we risk our lives for,&#8221; she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We want Belarus not only to be democratic. We want Belarus to be green,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja said. &#8220;We need to diversify energy supplies and get rid of this shameful dependence on Russian fossil fuels.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dictators don&#8217;t care about the people or the planet \u2013 they only care about their own survival. They see natural resources as a cheap fuel for a machine of repression and war,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Due to loopholes in sanctions, the regime has not just preserved the export of wood to the EU, but even increased it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic forces, she said, are ready to present a roadmap for Belarus&#8217; green transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Your support for Belarus and Ukraine is not a charity, but investment in your own security and a sustainable Europe,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has called on the European Green Party to stand up for those who risk their lives and freedom and to include support for Ukraine and a democratic Belarus in its manifesto for the European Parliament elections. 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