During the Munich Security Conference, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at a roundtable discussion on Belarus organized by ISANS. In her speech, the Belarusian leader raised several important issues related to Belarus, particularly emphasizing the dire situation of political prisoners in Belarus. She urged participants to take decisive action to isolate the dictators and emphasized that as long as the Lukashenka regime exists, regional and European security will be threatened.
Key quotes from Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s speech:
📌 “We don’t have doubts about who is responsible for Navalny’s death. He was murdered by Putin’s regime. It’s a reminder to the entire world that dictators don’t have limits. It’s the moment for the democratic world to demonstrate unity but also bravery. The response to atrocities committed by Lukashenka’s and Putin’s regime must be resolute”.
📌 “We are worried about the lives of thousands of our Belarusian political prisoners. Many are held incommunicado and we don’t know if they are still alive. We must prevent more deaths in prisons”.
📌 “We must isolate the two dictators, deprive them of resources, and make them pay for every crime they have committed: against Ukrainians, against Belarusians. Against international peace and order”.
📌 “To win this difficult and rightful fight, we need a strategy and concrete plan of action. And I hope to hear during these discussions concrete ideas, that will help us to return Belarus to democracy, and return peace to Europe”.
