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Belarus side event at UN: 30 countries discuss Lukashenka regime

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys during a visit to the UN General Assembly. New York, USA. September 21, 2026. Photo: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Flickr
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys during a visit to the UN General Assembly. New York, USA. September 21, 2026. Photo: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Flickr

The delegation of Belarus's democratic forces is working at the UN General Assembly in New York. It has already held a large meeting with representatives of three dozen countries, as well as separate meetings with foreign partners. Belsat asked Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's advisor what is being said at the UN General Assembly, as well as about Donald Trump's idea to buy Belarusian potash and about support for security officers who have defected from Alyaksandr Lukashenka.