This year’s G7 ministers’ meeting was the first to have Belarus and its interests represented. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya drew the attention of world leaders such as Antony Blinken, Annalena Baerbock, David Cameron, Stéphane Séjourné, Mélanie Joly, Josep Borrell, and Antonio Tajani to the humanitarian crisis in Belarus and its creeping occupation by Russia. The leader also called on the participants to find ways to achieve the release of political prisoners and provide rehabilitation.
After the event, the Belarusian leader recorded an exclusive video address. In it, she shares the results of the G7 event.
Here are some highlights of the address:
📌 “During the meetings, I called on the ministers to continue supporting our civil society and media and spoke about political prisoners. I stressed that our people are dying in prisons. We talked about holding the regime accountable – not only for the war against Ukraine but also for repression against Belarusians”.
📌 “An important decision might be made about assistance to Ukraine in the coming days – and I hope it will be adopted. Because the fates of our countries are intertwined”.
📌 “I am grateful to all Belarusians who continue to fight for change in our country. Be sure that the free world supports us. And I will do everything I can to keep the issue of Belarus on the international agenda”.
The full address in Belarusian is available below.
