{"id":64842,"date":"2024-02-03T19:34:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=64842"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"kyiv-appoints-former-ambassador-in-minsk-as-special-envoy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/64842\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv appoints former ambassador in Minsk as special envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/igor_kizim_ukraina_fb_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Ihor Kyzym on social media)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Kyiv has appointed Ihor Kyzym as a special envoy for Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyzym said on Facebook that his responsibilities will include &#8220;issues pertaining to the Belarusian democratic forces.&#8221; They belong to the segment of Belarusian society that opposes Minsk&#8217;s support for the Russian aggression against Ukraine, he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a very good, correct and timely appointment,&#8221; said Franak Via\u010dorka, an advisor to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told <em>Pozirk<\/em> that it &#8220;will contribute to building relations with Kyiv, exchanging information and cooperating in the international arena.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appointed Kyzym as ambassador to Belarus in February 2017. He served in this capacity during Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, criticizing Minsk&#8217;s support for the Russians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2023, Kyiv recalled him &#8220;for consultations&#8221; after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka met with Denis Pushilin, head of Ukraine&#8217;s breakaway region of Donetsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poroshenko&#8217;s successor, Volodymyr Zelensky, dismissed him as ambassador to Belarus in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Countries such as Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, and Estonia have also appointed envoys for relations with Belarus&#8217; pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 3, Pozirk. Kyiv has appointed Ihor Kyzym as a special envoy for Belarus. 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