From a reactive approach to a sustainable strategy for national reconciliation and Belarus’s European future

On 18 February 2026, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree introducing personal sanctions against Aleksandr Lukashenko. Earlier, sanctions against Lukashenko had already been imposed by the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, and New Zealand

For the past several years, we have lived in a state of confrontation. A confrontation that simply would not exist if one person had not decided that his power was worth any sacrifice — mass terror, a split in society, the destruction of normal relations with all neighbors except Russia, complicity in war, isolation, and economic stagnation

In the life of any dictatorship, sooner or later a moment comes when all the decorations it hides behind wear out so much that they begin to fall apart before our eyes. For Belarus, this moment has arrived now

Recently, our initiative to organize a Round Table to resolve the Belarusian crisis has sparked active discussion

The memorandum to the resolution emphasizes Lukashenka's involvement in the deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus

It is unacceptable for the future of the Belarusian people to be decided without their participation — "nothing about us without us"

"Refusal to resolve the crisis internally and to engage in dialogue could lead to the country’s fate depending on external factors. The most dangerous of these is Russia", noted Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and Head of NAM Pavel Latushka in an interview with one of Poland’s leading publications, Rzeczpospolita

For years, the regime’s propaganda has insisted that sanctions are "empty noise", "symbolic gestures" that supposedly do not work. Today, reality itself — and even representatives of the system — are disproving this propaganda

Why Lukashenko’s Appeals to Judges Are the Highest Form of Cynicism

Today we will analyze this speech in detail. I will show you what really stands behind every word spoken by Lukashenko

At first glance, this document looks like a plan to save the country. On closer reading, it turns out to be an instruction manual for freezing power in place

Not long ago, the dictator said a phrase that might have seemed harmless if not for its deeper meaning:"I have always asked one thing from you — give me the economy. Give me bridges, roads, milk, meat, and so on. And the military matters — leave them to me, security is my concern, I will deal with it"

On November 6 in Mozyr, during the ceremony opening the renovated bridge over the Pripyat River, Lukashenko said a phrase that could have seemed harmless, if not for its full context

Lukashenko is sinking the economy to stay afloat

Illustrative photo Beneath Lukashenko’s rhetoric about peace at the Minsk Conference on Eurasian Security lies the systematic militarization of the country, managed fear, and an attempt to consolidate power amid internal weakness

On October 20, Lukashenko signed the decree "On the Fixing of Raw Material Zones"

In recent months, the regime has been assuring us: “Belarus is for peace.” But if you look closely at its actions, we see the exact opposite. When a state speaks of peace but prepares for war, it means someone has already made the decision for us

Key Changes and Consequences

Full textual version of Pavel Latushka’s remarks for Zerkalo