Ukraine distinguishes between the Belarusian people and Lukashenka’s regime and will continue to engage with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on the anniversary of the Belarusian protests.
“Six years ago, on August 9, Belarusians clearly demonstrated their will for democratic change and their right to determine the future of their own country.
Their choice was met with repression. Yet years of pressure, imprisonment, and forced exile have not erased the desire of Belarusians for freedom, democracy, and sovereignty.
Ukraine clearly distinguishes between the Belarusian people and the Lukashenka regime, which bears responsibility for enabling Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. We appreciate the many Belarusians who have stood with Ukraine and opposed Russian aggression,” Sybiha wrote on X.
The Ukrainian foreign minister said Kyiv would continue cooperation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
“We hope that one day Belarus will become free, independent, democratic, and European, where its people, not Moscow, decide the country’s future. Such a Belarus would strengthen the security of our entire region.
Ukraine will continue its close engagement with Tsikhanouskaya and all Belarusians who are willing to live in a free and European Belarus. A free Belarus belongs in a free Europe,” Sybiha said.
