The NAM lawyer Mykhail Kyrylyuk on Euroradio Without giving Belarus the status of occupied territory — as of today Belarus is already recognised as a co-aggressor, which gives grounds for Ukraine to subsequently demand reparations from Belarus. Without the recognition of Belarus as an occupied territory — there is no reason to demand the withdrawal of Russian troops. As of today, we see only a demand for a cease-fire. The liberation of Belarus without the withdrawal of Russian troops seems impossible today. What the status of occupied territory allows: Prohibit the occupier from annexing the territory of Belarus or otherwise altering its political status, thereby protecting Belarus' sovereignty. Demand an immediate end to the occupation and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Belarus. Hold the occupier responsible for hostile acts from the territory of Belarus. Ukrainians who are not immersed in the situation in Belarus may conclude that the Belarusians are aggressing in their direction. They have the right to do so, because there are planes and missiles flying from our territory and bombing their homes. It is our job to explain to them that the missiles are flying against the will of the Belarusian people, who do not agree with this occupation policy. We have to talk to each other, to communicate our position.

If you have witnessed the war crimes of Lukashenka’s puppet government, record and send evidence! The Office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine, together with Ukrainian and international partners, has created a resource for proper documentation of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian army in Ukraine. These crimes would not have been possible without the support of the command of the Armed Forces of Belarus. Each plane taking off from Belarusian airfields, each rocket fired from the territory of Belarus, each column of equipment escorted by the security forces of the regime is an independent episode of one big criminal case on the fact of waging an aggressive war. And each such episode has its performers and accomplices. The National Anti-Crisis Management calls on Belarusians who have information about specific officials involved in the logistics and organizational support of the Russian army on the territory of Belarus, maintenance of the aggressor’s equipment and other assistance to the occupier, to report this to the Ukrainian authorities. To capture a war crime on a platform: 1. Leave information about yourself (it is under reliable protection). Enter your full name, date of birth, email address and communication channel. Since Belarusians do not have a Ukrainian phone number, enter ten arbitrary digits in the appropriate field! 2. Specify the date of the crime. 3. Select the place of the crime (the location of the equipment of the Russian occupiers on the territory of Belarus; the point from which the rocket was launched; the airfield from which Russian planes take off); 4. Select "other" and describe the violations, indicating the exact location and all the details (here the most important information is about the Belarusian officials involved in the crime: facility guards, air traffic controllers, traffic police officers, the command under whose leadership the Belarusian conscripts launder Russian equipment from the consequences of battles); 5. Upload a photo or video. Documented evidence will be used to prosecute those involved in crimes in accordance with Ukrainian law, as well as in the International Criminal Court in The Hague and in a special tribunal after its establishment. The NAM is convinced that not only Russian war criminals, but also their accomplices, who, unfortunately, are holders of Belarusian passports, should be in the dock.

Pavel Latushka and deputy of the head of the NAM Vladimir Astapenko meet Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde The foreign minister said that Sweden assessed the actions of the Lukashenka regime in connection with the war in Ukraine as an aggressor. Based on its complicity in the crime against the Ukrainian people, a fifth package of sanctions against Russia is planned to be adopted in the near future, which will include a block concerning the Lukashenko regime for aiding the war against Ukraine. Thus, 70% of Belarus’s exports to the EU will already be subject to sanctions. Pavel Latushka informed about the attitudes of the Belarusian society towards the war, stressing that 97% of the urban population of Belarus is against the war. Similar sentiments are widespread among the military, which is an important factor to deter the regime from using Belarusian military personnel in a land operation against Ukraine. The minister said that the Swedish Prosecutor General’s Office had opened a criminal case for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Citizens of Belarus already have the right to submit directly to the Attorney General via e-mail information confirming the complicity of the Lukashenka regime and its accomplices in war crimes against Ukraine. The Swedish Foreign Minister reiterated the position that Lukashenko was illegitimate. The interlocutors agreed that the illegitimate Lukashenko regime functionally posed a threat to Belarus' independence and threatened Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence, as well as undermined regional security. Pavel Latushko informed separately on the activity of the propaganda state institutions of Belarus to cover the war in Ukraine in a biased, untrue and distorted way and also on the plans and concrete actions of the NAM to prevent the influence of propaganda on the public opinion in Belarus. The meeting resulted in an agreement to maintain contacts on a regular basis.

Pavel Latushka and Radoslaw Sikorsky noted the importance of separating the actions of the Lukashenka regime and the Belarusian society in the perception of Europeans The head of the NAM, Pavel Latushka, met with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, and now a member of the European Parliament, Radoslaw Sikorsky. Topics covered during the meeting were: — the need to increase sanctions pressure on the Lukashenka regime as an instrument of responsibility for massive violations of human rights in Belarus and complicity in Russian aggression against Ukraine; — the importance of further collection of evidence of the commission of war crimes and crimes related to violations of human rights by Lukashenka and his accomplices for transfer to the international criminal court in The Hague. Radoslaw Sikorsky agreed with the NAM’s position that Lukashenka’s complicity in aggression is a factor that greatly contributes to Russia’s military actions against Ukraine. During the meeting, the interlocutors came to a common opinion on the importance of focusing the attention of the European society on the separation of the positions of the Lukashenka regime in relation to Ukraine and the position of the Belarusian society. Pavel Latushka noted that 97% of Belarusians are categorically against the participation of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war against Ukraine. Radoslaw Sikorsky pointed out the importance of joint public events in Poland and other EU countries to explain to EU citizens the differences between the current position of Belarusians and the regime’s propaganda. It was agreed to discuss all these issues on the joint broadcast of Pavel Latushka and Radoslaw Sikorsky on Radio Free Europe on March 27. The coverage of these topics in the social networks of the European politician and the possibility of interaction with European parliamentarians of other countries were discussed.

The deputy of the head of the NAM Vladzimir Astapenka speaks out on the subject of the occupation of Belarus on "Grianul Grem" Under international law, a country that has made its territory available for aggression is an accomplice and is considered an aggressor. Belarus has been dragged into a war in which it had no interest from the outset. This fact will go down in the history books as an example of an absolutely thoughtless and short-sighted policy. Lukashenko has already written himself up as a war criminal regardless of whether he introduces ground troops into Ukraine or not. According to the insider information we have, morale in the Belarusian troops is not as high as Russian headquarters would like it to be. This increases the risk that Belarusian soldiers may surrender or switch to the Ukrainian side. The only rational explanation for the paradoxical situation in which Belarus finds itself is the recognition of the occupation of our country’s territory by the Russian Federation. In a situation of total failure of foreign policy, Belarus has been dragged into a war without taking into account the opinion of the people, without appropriate legal decisions, without any historical, political or economic prerequisites. In the future, a clear framework for advocacy work should have been defined to exclude the promotion of imperialism, chauvinism and aggressive plans to expand its territory. As part of a united strategy of pressure on the Lukashenko regime, democratic forces are bringing closer the moment when Belarus will have a new democratic government that is inclusive and truly able to defend its national interests.

The NAM lawyer Artsiom Praskalovich on Belsat Belarusian "diplomats" have left Kyiv and the likelihood of Belarus engaging in an open war has significantly increased. This will lead to the fact that all sanctions applied to Russia will also be symmetrically applied to Belarus, and Lukashenka’s status as an aggressor in the war against Ukraine will be definitively determined. Recognition of the occupation of Belarus would prevent any legal destruction of the country’s territorial integrity. Lukashenko will not be able to conclude any additional agreements with Russia during this conflict, under the guise of "concern" for national security. Also the recognition of Belarus as an occupied territory will protect the Belarusians abroad who now face discrimination. People will come to understand that the people of Belarus are not collaborators of aggression, unlike Lukashenko’s puppet government. This will enable the world community not to talk about stopping the aggression from the territory of Belarus, but to demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from the occupied territory.

Belarusians continue to fight actively against Lukashenko’s regime: cyber partisans work, the Coalition of Protest Yards works. Belarusians are blocking the railway, going out to rallies and protests. Detainees are tortured for speaking out in support of Ukraine and against the war. Our volunteers fight in the Ukrainian territorial defence, volunteers help refugees. If Lukashenko goes for a ground operation against Ukraine, we will have to take to the streets of the cities. No matter how painful and difficult it may be for us, Ukrainians are hurting more and harder now, and we understand that. Tough, systemic, large-scale sanctions could stop the Lukashenko regime. The slowness, the unsystematic adoption of sanctions has resulted in Lukashenko remaining in power. The regime is self-destructive, but only the struggle of the Belarusians and strong sanctions against the regime together can produce results.

Providing territory for an attack is an act of aggression. The illegitimate leadership of Belarus are the aggressors Head of the NAM head Pavel Latushka on Espreso.TV It is difficult to reconcile the positions of the sides in negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian sides, but it should be a question of a temporary ceasefire and a pause in fire. This does not solve the problem in a global perspective and leaves the risk of continued local clashes and renewed hostilities, but the main thing that needs to be achieved now is to stop shelling cities and stop killing Ukrainians. It would be good if significant progress could be made on other issues as well, but one should not put too much trust in the Russian side when signing such documents. It should not be forgotten that Lukashenko is under the direct control of the Kremlin and will comply with any instructions that Putin personally gives him. Currently, he is collecting dividends from the current situation: he has already managed to obtain from Russia a reduced price of oil for processing at the Belarusian enterprises and a gas price of USD 120, and also to "unprecedentedly" open the access to the Russian market for the Belarusian goods and to defer the payment of debts to Russia — all this is payment for loyalty to Putin. At the same time, the West is once again making the mistake of not imposing the toughest possible sanctions on the Belarusian regime, similar to those imposed on Russia, allowing Lukashenko to create an offshore zone in Belarus and sell goods that cannot be bought in Russia. Lukashenko seized power in 2020, holds it by force and is not the legitimate leader of Belarus. He has provided rail and road support to Belarus for the movement of Russian troops, given away all military infrastructure to foreign armed forces and allowed the use of the territory of Belarus for strikes against our friendly country and the people of Ukraine. We call for a separation between the Lukashenko regime and Belarusian society. According to the latest polls — 97% of the urban population is categorically against military aggression against Ukraine, this figure is radically different from the polls now being conducted in Russia. We have already made a statement that the Republic of Belarus should now be considered as a territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. Lukashenko and his puppet government have effectively lost control over the movement of foreign troops on the territory of the country, but this does not absolve them of responsibility. According to the UN General Assembly Resolution: the provision of territory for an attack is an act of aggression, hence the illegitimate leadership of Belarus are the aggressors.

The Lukashenka regime continues to react to the NAM campaign "Not a cent for war!": the so-called Minister of Finance began to openly threaten foreign business with racketeering Recall that within the framework of the anti-war movement, the NAM is conducting the campaign "Not a cent for war!". Our goal is to achieve the suspension of foreign business activities in Belarus as in Russia, the elimination of the "Belarusian offshore" and the deprivation of the Putin and Lukashenkф regimes of resources to continue the war with Ukraine and the occupation of Belarus. To date, we have sent more than 60 letters and succeeded in suspending the supply of Bosch products to Belarus. And the regime is already complaining about us to the Kremlin. Yesterday, the so-called Finance Minister Seliverstov decided to go further and began to openly threaten foreign companies that decide to stop working in Belarus. Shortly: the Lukashenka regime intends to engage in racketeering. He explains this by "a decrease in exports and foreign exchange earnings". Why is the regime so afraid of being left without currency? Because he has nothing to repay his debts, because of which Belarus is already in a situation of inevitable default and collapse of the economy. But Seliverstov does not say that the reasons for this are the mediocre economic policy of the regime, as well as its numerous crimes that led to the occupation of Belarus by Russia, drawing our country into a war with Ukraine and growing sanctions as a tool to bring the regime to justice. Turning to threats and blackmail, the regime only confirms that the issue facing foreign companies is a matter of their values and maintaining their reputation. Which is worth far more than any benefits from doing business with a military aggressor. Out answer to Seliverstov — thanks for the motivation! And we continue to work. Every organization that aims to counter the regimes of Putin and Lukashenka, stop the war with Ukraine and the occupation of Belarus can support our campaign: Sample letter Company contacts Not a cent for the war! Not a cent for the occupation!

The NAM team lawyer Mikhail Kirilyuk on Malanka The recognition of Belarus as occupied makes it possible to place responsibility on who is to blame for the current situation. This is the current Russian government, as the occupier, and the Lukashenko regime, as the puppet government, which is fully or partially controlled by the Kremlin. The status of occupied territory makes it possible to demand that Russian troops leave Belarus. The absence of this status changes the lives of many Belarusian citizens. Belarusians have already faced the consequences of sanctions, price increases, devaluation and possible default. Recognition of the occupation is another step towards ending the existence of the Lukashenko regime. Evidence of the occupation — facts of Russian troop movements, military aircraft sorties, missile launches. Belarusians on the territory can help by collecting and documenting evidence.

The deputy of the head of the NAM Vladzimir Astapenka on Belsat Belarus is the only country on our continent which has never become a member of the Council of Europe and has not adopted the developed advanced standards of human rights protection. The decision on Belarus within the framework of synchronisation of sanctions for aggression against Ukraine was expected. Belarus found itself in a very difficult economic, political and social crisis, provoked by the events in the country after the 2020 elections. All norms of international law say that Belarus has become an accomplice to aggression. Everything in the country is being done solely by the will of one man and no one is asking the opinion of the people. It is an occupation in the conditions of the puppet government committing war crimes. Lukashenko and his accomplices must also be brought before an international criminal court in The Hague. We are open for a more active and deeper interaction with the Russian opposition forces. In the past we did not have a common agenda for this. The complicity of our two regimes in the aggression creates the preconditions for the democratic forces of the two sides to unite.

The European Parliament banned the admission of Belarusian diplomats and government officials to its headquarters The National Anti-Crisis Management continues to work aimed at limiting any international contacts of official representatives of the Lukashenka regime, for complicity in aggression against the friendly people of Ukraine and the ongoing mass violations of human rights in Belarus. After the ban on visiting the headquarters of the Council of Europe and the deprivation of accreditation of a representative of the regime (an employee of the Belarusian embassy in France), a similar decision was made by the European Parliament. This is another "gift" from the NAM to Vladimir Makei. The NAM thanks the friends of Belarus, the MEPs, who supported the initiative to block the possibility of visiting the European Parliament by representatives of the Lukashenka regime. Wherever you, Mr. Makei, or your representatives plan to appear, we will do everything to limit your opportunities for interaction with the civilized world. Lukashenka’s regime must cease to exist in Belarus. Resign, Mr Makei.