Today, July 4, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya began her working visit to Warsaw, where she will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had a working meeting with the BYPOL team, where she discussed the preparation of the Pieramoha Plan, as well as possible actions in case of aggravation of the situation in Belarus. BYPOL representatives told about the sentiment among enforcement officers and the military inside the country. At the meeting they also discussed ways to counter the regime's propaganda.
- Afterwards, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya visited Free Belarus Center, a public organization that evacuated over 3 000 people from Kyiv, Kramatorsk, and Dnipro (after the events of February 24). Representatives of the Free Belarus Center Palina Brodzik and Hryhoriy Frolau spoke about the assistance they provide to Belarusians inside the country and in Ukraine. This is legal assistance, consultations and assistance with legalization in Ukraine. The national leader of Belarus met with volunteers of the organization, who shared their experience and told about their work to help Ukraine.
Photo: Pavel Krychko
- Representatives of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Kristina Rikhter and Franak Viacorka, as well as NAU representative Mikhail Kiryliuk, held a meeting at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, where they discussed the legalization of Belarusians. According to the Interior Ministry information, voivodeship offices will begin accepting applications for residence permits for humanitarian reasons from July 8. It is also expected to start issuing humanitarian visas for Belarusians arriving from Ukraine without visas from August 1 in Warsaw, and from September – in Bialystok, Lublin and Poznan. Possible solutions to the problems of making an appointment for a visa application at the Polish consulates in Belarus were also discussed.
- Together with Pavel Latushka, a meeting was held with the Prime Minister of Poland. Tomorrow there will be meetings with President Andrzej Duda and the Minister of Health. On the agenda are permits for Belarusians to live and work in Poland, including for doctors.
Photo: Pavel Krychko
- Sviatlana spoke about the latest developments and relations between Belarusians and Ukrainians in a live broadcast with Siarhei Chaly.
