Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has said she will be in New York this week for high-level meetings with officials from the United States and other countries as delegations converge for the UN General Assembly. Her chief adviser, Franak Viachorka, was later quoted as saying Tsikhanouskaya would be in the United States September 17-23. She will reportedly also meet with members of the Belarusian diaspora. Tsikhanouskaya, who was driven abroad by the brutal crackdown after Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed a sixth presidential term after a flawed election in 2020, warned last month that Belarusian independence is under its "greatest threat" ever because of Lukashenka. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Belarus's Tsikhanouskaya To Meet With U.S., Other Officials In New York During UN General Assembly
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned last month that Belarusian independence is under its "greatest threat" ever because of Alyaksandr Lukashenka.