{"id":189428,"date":"2026-05-27T13:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189428\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:58:40","slug":"cichanouskaja-encourages-use-of-belarusian-national-symbols-in-ukrainian-media","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189428\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja encourages use of Belarusian national symbols in Ukrainian media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/flag-kiev-visit-tikhanovskaya-250526-sternenko.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/flag-kiev-visit-tikhanovskaya-250526-sternenko.jpg 576w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/flag-kiev-visit-tikhanovskaya-250526-sternenko-354x201.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        \u0421\u0442\u043e\u043f-\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0440:        <span>(Serhii Sternenko&#039;s Telegram channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 27, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja called on Ukrainian media outlets to use Belarusian national symbols instead of the official symbols inspired by the Soviet era when covering the activities of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you write about the Belarusian democratic movement, please do not use the red-green flag,\u201d she told journalists yesterday at the opening ceremony for the office of the Belarusian opposition in Kyiv. \u201cOur historical flag is white-red-white, it is the flag under which our soldiers are fighting here, the flag for which people are currently held in prisons and for which the regime is persecuting people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you support a free and democratic Belarus, please use symbols that represent my vision of such a Belarus,\u201d the politician said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her remarks followed coverage of her May 25 visit to Ukraine by several Ukrainian TV channels that featured a red-and-green flag backdrop, which is used as the official state symbol by the Belarusian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja visited Ukraine from May 25 to 27, where she met with Volodymyr Zelensky and held talks at the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Discussions focused on regional security and coordination of efforts against Russia and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime.<\/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\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-POZ-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-POZ-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-POZ-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-POZ-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-POZ-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ofis-demsil-kiev-mid-ukraina-perebiynis-20260526-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 pro-democracy forces open office in Kyiv<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 27, Pozirk. The office of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces in Kyiv symbolizes \u201ccenturies-old relations between the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples,\u201d Yevhen Perebyinis, Ukraine\u2019s deputy foreign minister said at the opening ceremony yesterday. The Kyiv office will be the Belarusian &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/189389\">\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 27, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja called on Ukrainian media outlets to use Belarusian national symbols instead of the official symbols inspired by the Soviet era when covering the activities of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces. \u201cIf you write about the Belarusian democratic movement, please do not use the red-green flag,\u201d she told journalists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":189405,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-189428","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>Cichano\u016dskaja encourages use of Belarusian national symbols in Ukrainian media | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 27, Pozirk. 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