{"id":65993,"date":"2024-02-09T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&p=65993"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-politicians-german-mp-discuss-russias-threats-to-belarus-independence","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/65993\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politicians, German MP discuss Russia’s threats to Belarus’ independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Paviel \u0141atu\u0161ka, Robin Wagener and Valer Kavale\u016dski (left to right)\n <\/div>\n \n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

February 9, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition politicians met with German MP Robin Wagener in Warsaw on February 8 to discuss efforts to counter Russia’s attempts to incorporate Belarus among other matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagener heads the group For a Democratic Belarus at the Bundestag and coordinates the German government’s ties with civil society in the South Caucasus, Moldova and Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valeryj Kavale\u016dski and Paviel \u0141atu\u0161ka of the opposition transition cabinet and German diplomats attended the meeting, said the cabinet\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kavale\u016dski and \u0141atu\u0161ka called for tougher sanctions against Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka and his cronies and asked Germany to support Belarusian dissident athletes and facilitate the legalization of exiled Belarusians in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, Wagener stressed the need to explore ways of boosting support for Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MP also met with Ina Kavalonak of the politzek.me project supporting political prisoners and Ta\u0107ciana Kavalonak, an associate of jailed former presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of February 9, human rights defenders identified at least 1,421 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented. Opposition sources estimate the number of political prisoners at around 5,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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