{"id":90269,"date":"2024-06-12T14:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T11:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/90269\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-lobbies-for-sanctions-against-lukasenka-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/90269\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader lobbies for sanctions against \u0141uka\u0161enka in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 12, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> High-level US officials assured Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja that Washington’s policy towards Belarus will remain consistent and principled, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka has told Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US intends to continue strategic dialogue with Belarus’ pro-democracy forces launched in December 2023, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian politician called for “searching for and freezing [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka’s assets in other countries, including the United Arab Emirates,” Via\u010dorka said, commenting on her meeting with G7 countries envoys and representatives of prominent US-based think tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomats reportedly suggested launching a major campaign to highlight the plight of Belarus\u2019 political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician’s meeting with John Bass, the US undersecretary of state for political affairs, and Christopher Smith, deputy assistant secretary for Eastern Europe, focused on ways to help political prisoners in Belarus, support for the Belarusian independent media and reprisal victims as well as visa facilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja promoted the international humanitarian foundation helping Belarusian political prisoners that she set up a few weeks ago with the support of Norway and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician also met with Representative Nancy Pelosi, Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Dick Durbin and Peter Welch. The Belarusian opposition leader is visiting the US from June 11 to 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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