Zelensky, Tsikhanouskaya Meet During Exiled Belarusian Opposition Leader's First Official Kyiv Visit
The leaders discussed Moscow’s pressure on Minsk and Belarus’s role in Russia’s war against Ukraine, with Tsikhanouskaya’s exiled delegation representing the opposition.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanomskaya in Kyiv at a 24-country summit of mostly European nations, with her delegation including Pavel Latushka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet, and advisers Franak Via and Dzianis.
- Moscow's growing pressure on official Minsk to deepen Belarus's involvement in Ukraine's war prompted the meeting, as Belarus under Lukashenka serves as Russia's de facto client state.
- Zelenskyy said Russia is "trying to drag Belarus even more into this war against Ukraine" while praising Belarusian support and stressing that Ukraine has never threatened Belarus, envisioning good-neighbor relations based on Belarusian independence from Moscow.
- Tsikhanomskaya's exiled team represented Belarus at the summit instead of the Lukashenka regime, marking only the second formal meeting between the leaders since their January 25 encounter in Vilnius.
- The summit's attendance by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, and Romania demonstrates broader European backing; Tsikhanomskaya's participation signals an alternative Belarusian leadership aligned with Ukrainian independence, representing Ukraine's strategic counter to Russian influence over Minsk.
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Zelensky, Tsikhanouskaya meet during exiled Belarusian opposition leader's first official Kyiv visit
"Recently, Lukashenko said that it is time for the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus to meet," Zelensky said during his speech at the summit. "It turned out quite interesting: Lukashenko said it, but Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya came instead. Glad to see you, Sviatlana."
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