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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader

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Notable Quotes

"[The U.S.] needs to use stick as well as carrot." — Tsikhanouskaya, in comments reported during the December 2025 debate

"[The U.S.] needs to use stick as well as carrot." — Tsikhanouskaya, in comments reported during the December 2025 debate

"US sanctions are about people. EU sanctions are about systemic change — stopping the war, enabling democratic transition, and ensuring accountability." — Tsikhanouskaya distinguishing U.S. and EU approaches

Stories

Trump’s Belarus gambit: prisoners out, potash back in

Rule Changes

Backing prisoner releases but warning against rewarding Lukashenko

A U.S. envoy went to Minsk to talk about prisoners—and walked out with both a promise and a delivery. After John Coale's December 2025 visit with Alexander Lukashenko, Treasury's OFAC published General License 13 on December 15, authorizing transactions with Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Agrorozkvit—no expiration date. Belarus responded by freeing 123 political prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, the regime's most valuable hostages.

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