{"id":149255,"date":"2025-08-01T18:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149255\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-meets-with-finnish-parliament-speaker","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149255\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja meets with Finnish parliament speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 1, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has met with Jussi Halla-aho, the Finnish parliamentary speaker, in Helsinki to discuss support for independent Belarusian media and culture, as well as pro-European sentiment in Belarusian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a long discussion on the scenarios of change in Belarus,\u201d the opposition leader said, as quoted by her aide Franak Via\u010dorka. \u201cI explained that the West often perceives Belarus as an extension of Russia and therefore does not notice that we have a different context, a different history and a different culture. \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime is surrendering our country to Russia step by step. So it is crucial to pursue separate policies toward Belarus and Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in Helsinki, Cichano\u016dskaja also met with the Finnish president and foreign minister, the UN human rights chief and other high-profile officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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