2023-06-28 15:20:00
President of the European Council Charles Michel in Brussels accepted Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Her deputies for the Joint Transitional Cabinet also took part in the meeting Paval Latushka and Valer Kovalevsky.
According to Tsikhanovskaya’s press service, during the meeting they discussed the military-political situation in Belarus, the arrival of Prigozhin and Wagner’s group to Belarus, the deployment of nuclear weapons, and the consequences for regional security.
Tsikhanovskaya said that Belarusians are against the presence of Russian troops, mercenaries and weapons. This placement is illegal, said Tsikhanovskaya, who asked Charles Michel to raise the issue of Belarus during the meeting of the European Council, which begins its work on July 29.
Tsikhanovskaya also talked about the work of the United Transitional Cabinet and democratic forces, noted the need to support Belarusians who oppose the regime of Lukashenka and Putin.
Valer Kovalevsky emphasized the importance of active political communications of the EU and its members about the situation in Belarus and called for practical actions to support the efforts of Belarusians in the struggle for the liberation of Belarus from the dictatorship and the Russian military presence.
Pavel Latushka drew attention to the need for sanctions against Lukashenka and his entourage, both for crimes against humanity and complicity in military aggression.
Paval Latushka, Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya, Valer Kovalevsky at a meeting with Charles Michel. Brussels, 28 June 2023
A meeting with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is still scheduled in Tikhonovsk, the capital of Belgium. Joseph BurrellEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Vargei.
On June 29, a meeting of the leadership of the European External Action Service with representatives of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society will be held with the participation of Tsikhanovskaya and Burel.
“This is an opportunity to keep Belarus on the international agenda, which is quite difficult, because there is a war going on, and politicians are busy with Ukraine and Russia. Not everyone understands the importance of Belarus in this context,” Tsikhanovskaya’s adviser noted Frank Vyachorka.
In his opinion, against the background of Lukashenka’s activity in the issues of the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and the situation with the “Wagner” PMC, there is a request for “specific strategies and steps” in the West, and he is “ready to take these steps.”
On June 27, Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the “Wagner” PMC, in Belarus. According to Lukashenka, hired PMC “Wagner” will work in Belarus as instructors and will have an abandoned military unit at their disposal. Also, on June 27, Lukashenka stated that a “significant part” of Russian nuclear weapons is allegedly already in Belarus.
Attempted armed rebellion in Russia. The main thing
In the evening of June 23, the head of the “Wagner” PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation launched missile strikes on the rear camps of mercenaries and that “the evil carried by the country’s military leadership will be stopped.” The Ministry of Defense of Russia called these words “informational provocation”. At night, Prigozhin reported that “Wagner” fighters entered Russia from the occupied regions of Ukraine. On the morning of June 24, Prigozhin said that the “Wagner” PMC entered Rostov-on-Don and took control of Rostov’s military facilities, including the airfield. Later, Prigozhin announced that he would take control of military facilities in Voronezh. In the Moscow, Rostov and Voronezh regions of the Russian Federation, emergency security measures were introduced. In Russia, a criminal case was opened on armed rebellion.
Putin in his morning address, he said that “they are trying to push Russia to defeat and capitulation with the mutiny” and that “actions against the mutineers will be severe.” Head of the Department of National Security in the Joint Transitional Cabinet Valer Sakashzyk in connection with the events in Russia, he called on Belarusians to “use the historical chance”. The leader of the democratic forces of Belarus, Tsikhanovskaya, urged diplomats and security forces not to choose between Putin and Prigozhin, and the military to expel Russian troops from Belarus. The joint transitional cabinet declared that it “denounces the political and military agreements with Russia” and announces the withdrawal of Belarus from the CSTO, EAEU and the CIS. Kalinouski’s regiment called on the citizens of Belarus to prepare for “liberation from dictatorship and occupation”. The press service of Alexander Lukashenko wrote on the evening of June 23 that he persuaded the founder of the “Wagner” PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin to stop the advance towards Moscow. Later, Prigozhin announced the end of the march and the return of the militants to the field camps. Later, there was news that Prigozhin would go to Belarus, and the criminal case against him in the Russian Federation would be stopped. On June 26, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia reported that the case against Prigozhin was not closed. On June 27, Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the “Wagner” PMC, in Belarus. According to Lukashenka, hired PMC “Wagner” will work in Belarus as instructors, they were offered to use an abandoned military unit.
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