Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya delivered an open lecture at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. The leader dedicated her speech to the role of democratic Belarus in Eastern Europe’s security. Through the prism of what is happening in Belarus, she discussed the political and economic factors affecting regional stability.
Here are the most notable quotes from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s lecture:
📌 “The regime in Belarus may seem to be consolidated and strong. But it is not. Even those who work for the dictator understand that Lukashenka is a dead end and his policies lead nowhere. Many of these people do not want to share responsibility for the regime’s crimes”.
📌 “The regime can no longer come up with new ideas and is incapable of anything but repression and war. Even supporters of the dictator have begun to see the stark contrast between what he says and the reality in which they live. You may ask, then why do they not take any action? I think the reason is fear. Repressions may not make you love the regime, but they paralyze any action and people’s consciousness”.
📌 “When someone says that it was because of the aggressor’s will that the Belarusian soldiers did not engage in combat actions, I get really annoyed. This only happened because Belarusians took an active anti-war stance. The dictator understands that if he gives such an order, he will immediately turn the people against the regime”.
