Tsikhanouskaya: Sacrificing Ukraine’s interests now will allow another invasion
The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now.
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The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/20/tsikhanouskaya-sacrificing-ukraines-interests-now-will-allow-another-invasion
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00:00The threat of Russia attacking the EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus
00:06should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya
00:11told Euronews, warning that it will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed
00:16now.
00:17How do you assess this risk?
00:21I would take these threats very seriously, because while Lukashenko is in power, Belarusian
00:30land can be used as a launching pad for an attack again on Ukraine or on our western
00:36neighbours.
00:37It's not a problem for Lukashenko to serve Putin and give our land and infrastructure
00:43for the invasion.
00:45Until the regime is there, there will be constant threats to your security.
00:51We have to dismantle this regime, to get rid of Lukashenko, and in this case Belarus will
00:56not be the source of constant blackmailing with migrants, you know, a nuclear weapon
01:01or joint drills with the Russians.
01:05Do you think the risk of the possible invasion from the territory of Belarus towards NATO
01:11members, the Baltic states, could be coming as quickly as this year?
01:15Look, I can't predict this, because dictators are irrational.
01:20I understand that all the countries who want peace in our region, including the USA, not
01:28to provide long-lasting peace, it would allow Russian troops to withdraw, you know, to strengthen
01:37itself and to start invasion or blackmail with the invasion in the nearest future.
01:43So, on the fact how European Union together with hopefully the USA will act now, if they
01:53will not sacrifice with Ukrainian territories or with Ukrainian interests that will embolden
02:00Russians, so maybe it will not happen.
02:03But if solutions that we are taking now about Belarus, about Ukraine, that we are like ready,
02:08you know, to leave some territories under Russian influence, so it will show that the
02:16democratic world cannot answer decisively, that they accept that subjugation or invasion
02:23of other countries is possible and they don't have instruments, you know, to counter this,
02:29it might happen that they will not to the dose of European Union.