Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya launched the meeting of the Belarus–European Union Consultative Group in Brussels. The third meeting of representatives of Belarus’ democratic forces and the Western partners focused on several issues:
⚪️ The political situation in Belarus and human rights;
🔴 Accountability for the regime;
⚪️ Preparations for the 2025 presidential campaign;
🔴 Efforts to free political prisoners;
⚪️ Mobility of Belarusians.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya emphasized the search for solutions to these problems during her speech:
📌 “To defeat the regime, we must achieve understanding and support from the people. Now, more than ever, we need to strengthen independent media and our national identity”.
📌 “Belarusians must see that the European perspective is the only alternative to the Russian world. Belarusians need to feel that Europe stands by them and that Europe’s doors will be open when the time comes”.
📌 “In 2025, Lukashenka hopes to be ‘re-elected’. However, we must not allow the regime to ‘turn over the page’ and return to how things were before. This ‘election’ will not be recognized by either Belarusians or the international community. We will use this campaign to mobilize our supporters and draw attention to the situation in Belarus”.
📌 “Our current priority must be to support Belarusians’ potential. We need to support the people who continue to fight, both inside the country and in exile. I am confident that a new window of opportunity will open – and we must all be ready for it”.
