Tsikhanouskaya to visit Warsaw with husband recently freed from Belarusian prison

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has confirmed via social media that she will visit Warsaw on Thursday together with her husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski.

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced that she would visit Poland on Thursday with her husband, who was recently released by the Lukashenko regime.

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During the visit, Tsikhanouskaya is expected to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, whom she recently thanked in an emotional message for his role in securing her husband’s release.

The Tsikhanouskis also plan to attend a rally alongside fellow Belarusian opposition activists near the Copernicus Monument in Warsaw at 19:00.

“We continue the fight to free all political prisoners, including Andrzej Poczobut,” Tsikhanouskaya said in a statement.

Tomorrow, I will visit Warsaw 🇵🇱 together with my husband @tsikhanouski_s.

We'll meet President @AndrzejDuda and FM @sikorskiradek, and join Belarusians at a rally near the Copernicus Monument at 19:00.

We continue the fight to free all political prisoners, including @poczobut. pic.twitter.com/NJodca4BXC

— Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) June 25, 2025

Siarhei Tsikhanouski was recently released from a Belarusian prison following a visit to Minsk by Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Russia and Belarus. His release came alongside 13 other political prisoners, while approximately 1,100 people remain imprisoned in Belarus on politically motivated charges.

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• Belarus opposition leader thanks Polish FM for support in political prisoner release
• WRAP-UP: Belarus releases 14 political prosoners, including opposition leader's husband
• Belarus frees opposition blogger Tsikhanouski and three Poles after U.S.–brokered talks

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Source: X/@Tsihanouskaya/IAR