Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Belarus opposition leader urges people to be ready to take to the streets

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has urged people to be ready to take to the streets to topple the regime of dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Speaking at POLITICO’s P28 event in Brussels,…

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Belarus takes legal action against senior opposition figures

Belarus has launched legal proceedings against senior opposition figures including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The Investigative Committee of Belarus, a state-run law enforcement body, accused Tsikhanouskaya and other opposition figures of, among…

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Belarus opposition leader says Lukashenko ‘weakened’ by his support for Putin’s war

PARIS (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Vladimir Putin, is in a politically "very fragile" position due to Russia's military setbacks in Ukraine, Belarus' exiled opposition leader…

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UPDATED: EU to ban Belarus overflights from midnight

European Union ambassadors on Friday adopted a plan to ban Belarus airlines from flying over EU territory or landing in EU airports, three diplomats said. The decision is part of…

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Belarus opposition leader says any trial for Lukashenko subject to negotiation

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Thursday the possibility of immunity for Alexander Lukashenko, rather than facing any international trial, could be subject to negotiation to defuse the crisis…

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