European justice must prevail in Belarus

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Theses of the Speech by Pavel Latushka, Delegate of the Coordination Council and Member of the Belarusian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, at the meeting of the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights during the PACE Winter Plenary Session (26–30 January 2026)

28.01.2026

Dear Chair, dear colleagues,

Representing the Belarusian democratic forces and speaking on the issue of accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, I consider it my duty to emphasize, each and every time, the necessity of holding the current military and political leadership of the Lukashenko regime accountable.

By providing the territory of Belarus for missile and air attacks, as well as for a ground invasion by the Russian army, Aleksandr Lukashenko and other representatives of his regime committed the crime of aggression under international criminal law, including as defined in the Statute of the Special Tribunal.

The actions of the military and political leadership of the Lukashenko regime that led to an act of aggression by Belarus against Ukraine must be properly documented. This is precisely the work currently being carried out by the National Anti-Crisis Management, which I have the honor to lead.

Holding Aleksandr Lukashenko accountable for the crime of aggression is essential for the restoration of the rights of thousands of Ukrainian civilians who have suffered as a result of missile and air strikes, as well as those forcibly transferred from Ukraine to Belarus and Russia, many of whom remain interned and are subjected to torture to this day.

I encourage you not to forget the role of the military and political leadership of Belarus in the aggressive war against Ukraine.

P.S. Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, stated that Lukashenko and his accomplices are responsible for committing the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

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