The Belarusian leader delivered the Westminster Lecture, a speech that authoritative speakers deliver annually to parliamentarians, diplomats, and other people of standing. In her address, she spoke about the situation in Belarus and the strategic priorities of democratic forces and the international community.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Belarusians are tired of living in dictatorship for almost 30 years. Though you can’t see any beautiful rallies like those three years ago, the resistance continued and went underground. However, we can’t win this fight alone. We need strong allies and friends, who are ready for bold steps and decisions. And I do believe that such people are present in this room.
I wish Belarus to be among the priorities of the British Parliament, current and future UK governments. I ask you to demand from your government the strong and decisive steps in confronting Putin’s and Lukashenka’s tyrannies. Words of condemnation are not enough”.
Ms. Tsikhanouskaya also called on the UK to join the international coalition in support of Belarus and urged MPs to become godparents to Belarusian political prisoners, as former PM Boris Johnson did yesterday.
