Кястутис Будрис на Мюнхенской конференции по безопасности 14 февраля 2026 года. Фото: Офис Тихановской
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys welcomed the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into crimes against humanity committed by Lukashenka’s regime against the Belarusian people.
“No regime should believe it can torture, deport, persecute, or silence its opponents and citizens without consequences.
Justice must prevail. Widespread and systematic attacks on civilians must be met with a clear and consistently applied accountability mechanism — because accountability is not only justice for victims; it is deterrence for the future,” he wrote on X, stating that those responsible must be brought to justice.
It should be recalled that in September 2024 Lithuania submitted materials to the International Criminal Court on cross-border crimes against humanity committed by Lukashenka against Belarusians.
Lithuania asked the court to investigate crimes committed in Belarus, which is not a state party to the ICC, pointing out that part of them were carried out on the territory of Lithuania, an ICC member state.