{"id":499653,"date":"2025-12-02T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=499653"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:55:57","slug":"latushka-europe-will-not-be-safe-if-belarus-is-handed-over-to-russian-protectorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/latushka-europe-will-not-be-safe-if-belarus-is-handed-over-to-russian-protectorate","title":{"rendered":"Latushka: Europe Will Not Be Safe if Belarus Is Handed Over to Russian Protectorate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Europe will not be safe if Belarus is handed over to a Russian protectorate. This was stated by Pavel Latushka<\/b>, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet, during an international conference held jointly with NATO\u2019s Public Diplomacy Division. According to him, Belarus is a key element in the regional security architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cEurope\u2019s security will not be fully ensured if Belarus is not integrated into the European security system. Europe will not be safe if Belarus is pushed aside and quietly handed over to a Russian protectorate.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Latushka noted that Belarus has effectively lost a significant part of its sovereignty, especially in defence and foreign policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lukashenka regime retains some autonomy in domestic affairs, but key sovereign powers have been transferred to Russia. Hybrid attacks against the EU and participation in the war against Ukraine serve the Kremlin\u2019s interests.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

He described the regime\u2019s internal policy as \u201cstate terror,\u201d aimed at destroying the foundations of Belarusian sovereignty through mass repression and the expulsion of the active part of society. He argued that betting on Lukashenka is a losing strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetting on Lukashenka is an absolutely losing strategy. It only creates a crisis that makes Belarus a permanent threat to Europe\u2019s security.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Pavel Latushka recalled that the United Transitional Cabinet proposed holding a national dialogue in the format of a round table between democratic forces and representatives of the regime, with sanctions remaining in place until real changes occur. He believes this dialogue is key to resolving the crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cEurope has a real instrument of influence on the regime \u2014 sanctions. But it is important that lifting them be possible only on condition of genuine dialogue with the democratic forces as a fully-fledged party.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

He urged the EU not to allow the isolation of Belarusian society so that the country does not turn into a version of North Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelarusians must not be left alone with Russia and its puppet Lukashenka. Belarus can become a guarantor of regional security, but only as an independent and democratic state.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

The United Transitional Cabinet proposes creating a group of countries allied with democratic Belarus and holding a political conference dedicated to supporting Belarusian society and resolving the internal political crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, peace negotiations in Europe are taking place without mentioning Belarus. This is a mistake that Russia is exploiting. Europe\u2019s first line of defence does not run along the EU border with Belarus but through Belarusian society. It must not be lost.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Europe will not be safe if Belarus is handed over to a Russian protectorate. This was stated by Pavel Latushka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet, during an international conference held jointly with NATO\u2019s Public Diplomacy Division. According to him, Belarus is a key element in the regional security architecture. \u201cEurope\u2019s security will not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":499652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/692ea9a26067c.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Latushka: Europe Will Not Be Safe if Belarus Is Handed Over to Russian Protectorate"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}