{"id":185918,"date":"2026-05-01T20:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185918\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:40:49","slug":"belarus-opposition-drafts-ukraine-cooperation-memorandum","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185918\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus&#8217; opposition drafts Ukraine cooperation memorandum \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 1, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian pro-democracy forces prepared a draft memorandum on cooperation with Ukraine,\u00a0\u015aviat\u0142ana \u0160acilina, representative of the Belarusian opposition in Kyiv, has told <em>Pozirk<\/em> on the sidelines of the 5th Belarusian Diaspora conference in Warsaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician did not disclose the details of the document, noting only that it contains the Belarusian side\u2019s proposals regarding potential cooperation, both by political and civil society actors, as well as the vision of mutually beneficial initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is already underway to present proposals to Ukrainian government agencies, she said, adding that  legal, economic, cultural, and other issues will be discussed after Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s planned visit to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, its timing depends on Ukraine, which is currently the only state in Europe at war and may have other priorities, \u0160acilina told <em>Pozirk<\/em>, while commenting on the delay of the visit, which was originally announced for February-March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s visit may send a clear signal from Ukraine\u2019s presidential office to other government agencies to step up cooperation with Belarusian pro-democracy forces, the politician said. It would also help advance work on legalization, migration, labor and military issues and speed up mechanisms that are currently progressing very slowly, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit would also mark an important milestone in demonstrating to the Ukrainian society the differences between the regime of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and the Belarusian opposition, \u0160acilina stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first bilateral meeting in Vilnius on January 25. The Ukrainian leader invited her to visit Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsikhanovskaya-warszawa-interview-4-202603-POZ.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 opposition seeks institutional relations with Ukraine<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 19, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has told Pozirk that her office seeks institutional political relations with Ukraine. We need a ministerial group to deal with political issues and problems of Belarusians in Ukraine on a daily basis. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180081\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tihanovskaya-berlin-9-11-pozirk-2.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja: Ukraine\u2019s contacts with Belarus\u2019 opposition key to maintaining sanctions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 21, Pozirk. Kyiv\u2019s shift toward increased engagement with Belarusian pro-democracy forces demonstrates Ukraine\u2019s strong position, signalling to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka that Ukrainians no longer fear him, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told eurointegration.com.ua. These contacts are crucial to \u201cprevent the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180395\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 1, Pozirk. Belarusian pro-democracy forces prepared a draft memorandum on cooperation with Ukraine,\u00a0\u015aviat\u0142ana \u0160acilina, representative of the Belarusian opposition in Kyiv, has told Pozirk on the sidelines of the 5th Belarusian Diaspora conference in Warsaw. The politician did not disclose the details of the document, noting only that it contains the Belarusian side\u2019s proposals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-185918","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus&#039; opposition drafts Ukraine cooperation memorandum \u00a0 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 1, Pozirk. 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