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Illustrative photo Today the second session of the Electoral Commission of the Coordination Council took place. The event examined in detail the technical specifications for the digital voting platform. Particular attention was paid to the issue of restricting Electoral Commission members' access to voters' personal information. A decision has been taken that voting in the elections will be possible using the following documents: Passport of a citizen of Belarus (valid or expired). New Belarus passport. "We set ourselves the goal of ensuring that those Belarusians who are currently without passports are able to vote — because they were released from Belarusian prisons only very recently and were forcibly deported, most of them without documents,"  explained Electoral Commission Chair  Alena Prykhodzka , clarifying the decision to include the New Belarus passport in the list. Preliminary electoral campaign schedule: 5 March:  Signing of the trilateral Memorandum on interaction and delineation of responsibilities. 6 March:  The Electoral Commission officially announces the means of conducting the elections and the voting dates. 10–31 March:  Submission of documents and registration of electoral subjects. During the same period, the Commission takes decisions on registration or refusal thereof. 11–17 May:  Voting. Broadcast of the session — via the link .

Pavel Latushka with the Head of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE Vice-President and Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Polish Sejm Agnieszka Pomaska. Warsaw, Poland, 2026. Photo: NAM-media Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and delegate of the Coordination Council Pavel Latushka  met with the Head of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE Vice-President and Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Polish Sejm Agnieszka Pomaska . During the meeting, the parties discussed prospects for the further development of cooperation and interaction within the framework of PACE . Pavel Latushka, as a member of the Coordination Council delegation to PACE, thanked the Polish delegation for its support of representatives of the democratic forces of Belarus in the Assembly and expressed hope for the continuation of active cooperation, noting the leading role of the Polish delegation as one of the key partners in advancing the Belarusian agenda on the international platform. Pavel Latushka provided detailed information on the current work of the Coordination Council delegation to PACE, as well as on documents adopted at the initiative of the Belarusian side in PACE and on amendments submitted by representatives of the democratic forces of Belarus. Special attention was given to the discussion of the appointment of a new General Rapporteur on Belarus at PACE, to replace Polish Sejm deputy Ryszard Petru, whose mandate has concluded. The leader of the faction "Latushka's Team and the Movement 'For Freedom'" also spoke about the activities of the Coordination Council, including preparations for the forthcoming elections to be held from 11 to 17 May of this year . As Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs of the Polish Sejm, Pavel Latushka presented the strategy of the United Transitional Cabinet and the majority of the Coordination Council on matters of engagement with the European Union. He emphasised the importance of preserving and strengthening support from the European Union, as well as continuing the policy of pressure on the regime with the aim of achieving systemic, rather than cosmetic, changes in Belarus. During the meeting, information was presented on the ongoing repression by the Lukashenko regime against the Belarusian people both inside the country and beyond its borders. The importance of continued support for Belarusian civil society, which remains a key factor in democratic change in Belarus, was separately underscored. The parties confirmed their readiness for further strengthening of interaction and coordination of efforts at the international level in support of democratic transformation and the protection of human rights in Belarus.

Illustrative photo On 24 February 2026, on the anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus and Head of NAM Pavel Latushka sent an address to the Authorised Representative of the President of Ukraine on Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasyuk. The document contains comprehensive proposals on strengthening sanctions pressure on the Lukashenko regime. Pavel Latushka thanked the Ukrainian leadership for the measures already taken: "This is an important political signal to the regime and a sign of support for the democratic forces of Belarus". Among the specific proposals are the introduction of blocking sanctions against banks connected to the Russian SPFS system, the expansion of restrictions on Belarusian exports of fertilisers, liquefied gas, rapeseed oil, and peat, as well as strengthened controls over "false transit" through Belarus. It is also proposed to expand personal sanctions to cover Lukashenko's inner circle, propagandists, and judges. The Deputy Head of the Cabinet separately emphasised the role of Union State structures in the Russian aggression and the unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children. "The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus and NAM confirm their readiness for further expert engagement with the Ukrainian side in order to develop effective solutions for strengthening pressure on the Lukashenko regime and for jointly lobbying for new sanctions decisions against the regime from both the EU and other democratic countries", the politician stated. Analytical materials with specific lists of enterprises and individuals against whom the introduction of sanctions is proposed are attached to the address.