Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, for the first time on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Dublin.
She thanked Estonia for its support for Belarusians, as well as for her recent visit to Tallinn, the warm welcome, and cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
Tallinn is home to the Representation of Democratic Belarus and an active Belarusian diaspora that brings Belarusians together, supports them, and helps Ukraine.
“Supporting Ukraine also means supporting Belarus, and vice versa. The outcome of the peace negotiations will determine not only Ukraine’s fate but also the future of our country. We cannot allow Belarus to remain under Russian control. A free Belarus means a secure Ukraine, and a strong Ukraine creates an opportunity for a free Belarus”, the Belarusian leader noted.
The two discussed preparations for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, scheduled to take place in Tallinn in January, and the possible participation of Belarus’s democratic forces.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya also spoke about cooperation between Belarus’s democratic forces and Ukraine, the work of the United Transitional Cabinet, and efforts to hold the Lukashenka regime accountable for its complicity in Russian aggression.
She highlighted the work of Belarusian civil society, including volunteer fundraising campaigns to support Ukraine and Belarusians, assistance to Belarusian volunteer fighters, and the work of BELPOL, which collects evidence of how the Lukashenka regime helps Russia wage its war.
