With the Foreign Minister, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed assistance to Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine, visa support for Belarusians, investigation of Lukashenka's crimes in international courts, and freezing of Italian and European assets owned by the regime’s henchmen. The minister emphasized the deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus and the need for an urgent response. Mr. Tajani and Ms. Tsikhanouskaya also discussed support for Belarusian writers, musicians, cultural figures, researchers, and students.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya also spoke in the lower house of Parliament, which considered recognizing the Lukashenka regime as a sponsor of terrorism, as well as discussed the illegal deployment of nuclear weapons, Russian military bases, and the Wagner Group on Belarusian territory. Members of Parliament stated that they do not recognize Lukashenka's actions as legitimate and consider Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as the President of Belarus.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya went on to participate in the launch of the group For Democratic Belarus in the Italian Parliament. It united representatives from all major parties, both government and opposition. In total, 38 people joined the group, making it the largest parliamentary group. The group will hold hearings on Belarus, elaborate positions on Belarus, and raise the issue of Belarus in the media. Plans are underway to organize visits by group members to Warsaw and Vilnius to meet with representatives of the Belarusian civil society, families of the repressed, and former political prisoners.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had separate meetings with prominent Italian politicians, including Elly Schlein, Laura Boldrini of the Democratic Party, former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, MP Benedetto Della Vedova, Chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee Giulio Tremonti, and Vice Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Anna Rossomando and Anna Ascani.
The Belarusian leader gave interviews to major Italian newspapers, radio stations, and television channels, including RAI1, RAI3, SKY TV, Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, and others.
