Tsikhanouskaya moved to Warsaw due to changes in Lithuania's security protocol
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian democratic opposition, announced that she had moved to Warsaw due to changes in security measures in Lithuania, but emphasized that she does not intend to turn her move into a “political drama.”
She spoke about this during a conversation with journalists at the Lithuanian parliament, according to LRT.
“Lithuania has been a refuge for thousands of people fleeing repression, and at the same time has maintained a principled stance toward the Belarusian regime. Of course, I don’t want to turn this situation into a political drama. Yes, we have a new security protocol in Lithuania. This led me to decide that I would feel safer in Poland, but that doesn’t mean our relations are changing,” Tikhanovskaya noted.
She added that she plans to work actively in Poland, where hundreds of thousands of Belarusians live, while maintaining contacts with Lithuania.
“I am very grateful that the recent restrictions on Belarusians, which were discussed in parliament, were not adopted. This shows that Lithuanians distinguish between the Belarusian regime and the Belarusian people. I also have a lot of work to do in Poland, and I will always be happy to return to Lithuania,” the opposition leader emphasized.
As a reminder, two cases have been opened against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko at the International Criminal Court, and the investigation is ongoing.
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced her intention to move from Lithuania to Poland in January. This decision was made during a meeting with a temporary group of the Lithuanian parliament that supports democratic forces in Belarus.
