{"id":166638,"date":"2025-12-03T11:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166638\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskajas-aide-discusses-belarus-future-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166638\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide discusses Belarus\u2019 future in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 3, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Dzianis Ku\u010dynski from the team of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met United States deputy national security advisor Andy Baker in Washington to discuss the impact of peace talks on Ukraine on the future of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ku\u010dynski reported<\/a> on the meeting on X, noting that he has visited the US for the third time in the past five months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His meeting with Baker focused on humanitarian efforts to secure the release of jailed Belarusian dissidents, ensuring Belarus’ sovereignty and its democratic transformation as well as deepening the strategic dialogue between the US and Belarus\u2019 pro-democracy forces, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talks also reportedly featured a discussion of current hybrid attacks by Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka\u2019s regime on Lithuania and Poland and the need for constant pressure on Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Ku\u010dynski, on behalf of Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s Office, submitted 18 proposals to Lithuanian authorities on how to step up pressure on Minsk amid frequent weather balloon incursions from Belarus. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania has faced systematic airspace violations this year, with the number of incidents rising sharply since mid-October. Since January, nearly 600 cigarette-smuggling weather balloons and 197 drones have been detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These incursions keep disrupting operations of the Vilnius International Airport, affecting at least 320 flights and 47,000 passengers, Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovi\u010d said yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lithuanian PM set to meet with US envoy before his trip to Minsk<\/h3>\n
December 2, Pozirk. Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 intended to meet with John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus, on December 2 to discuss tensions between Minsk and Vilnius before the envoy\u2019s trip to Minsk later this month. The prime …<\/div>\n \n