{"id":74719,"date":"2024-03-22T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74719\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-calls-for-european-strategy-for-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74719\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader calls for European strategy for Belarus"},"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\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tikhanouskaia_OST-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 22, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has expressed hopes that the 7th Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Forum that has opened in Vilnius will help develop a European strategy on Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia has already developed its strategy towards Belarus while Europe is lagging behind, she has told <em>Pozirk<\/em>, noting that the forum might help to formulate the European approach. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus belongs to Europe historically and has been in the Russian sphere of influence only for the past 200 years, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition is preparing Belarus&#8217; return to its historical roots by formalizing relations with the Council of Europe and working on a new constitution, the politician said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ordinary people do not see alternatives to Russia as Europe as its leaders fail to show the benefits of democratic governance, she said. Europe should let Belarusians know that its doors are open for them, Cichano\u016dskaja added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People who have been living in an atmosphere of total reprisals for four years need a positive agenda,&#8221; she stressed. &#8220;We need to see that we are not forgotten and not abandoned, that the democratic world supports us [as we] fight for the same values on which [democratic] countries are based&#8230;&nbsp; But no war and no battle can be won without allies. And we need strong democratic allies.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has expressed hopes that the 7th Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Forum that has opened in Vilnius will help develop a European strategy on Belarus. Russia has already developed its strategy towards Belarus while Europe is lagging behind, she has told Pozirk, noting that the forum might help to formulate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":72216,"template":"","rubric":[14,13],"class_list":["post-74719","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition leader calls for European strategy for Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 22, Pozirk. 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