{"id":209457,"date":"2026-10-28T23:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209457\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T23:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:39:36","slug":"opposition-delegation-to-coe-regional-body-slams-lukasenka-over-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209457\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition delegation to CoE regional body slams \u0141uka\u0161enka over Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 28, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The crimes committed by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime in the context of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine demand accountability, Iryna Cha\u0142opica, head of the opposition Coordination Council\u2019s delegation, told the Council of Europe\u2019s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a panel discussion within the framework of the regional body\u2019s 51st session, Cha\u0142opica insisted that Russia\u2019s initial invasion of Ukraine would not have been as massive or destructive without support from \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime, which allowed Russian forces to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the ground assault and missile strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 involvement in the war did not end in 2022, Cha\u0142opica stressed, noting that Belarus hosts relay systems for Russian drone strikes and had been involved in illegal transfer of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A coalition of Council of Europe member states has been campaigning to prosecute Russia\u2019s crimes against Ukraine through a special tribunal, with Vladimir Putin identified as the primary target and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka named as his accomplice who would also face prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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