"Fantasy and an attempt to appropriate results that do not belong to you." Kavaleuski harshly criticizes Tsikhanouskaya's Office over political prisoners
The Belarusian opposition does not influence the process of releasing political prisoners because there is no direct participation in consultations, stated Valery Kavaleuski, head of the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Agency, in an interview with Radio Svaboda.

"The Coalition for the Release of Political Prisoners in Belarus also has the opportunity to meet with participants in the negotiation process, inform them about the situation in Belarus, and give recommendations. But whether they will use these depends solely on them. A third party would be absolutely superfluous in this process," says the former representative for foreign affairs in the UPT.
He says he sees the evolution in Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office and the United Transitional Cabinet regarding the American track.
"Initially, they were categorically against it, they were in despair, confused. Because the formula the Americans use contradicts theirs — isolation, pressure, and non-recognition. The mere fact that one needs to talk to Belarusian diplomats is already a breakdown of isolation. The fact that one needs to go to Lukashenka and shake his hand nullifies the policy of non-recognition. The lifting of sanctions is also an argument that has been completely destroyed. And all this is necessary for people to be released. And when I hear statements from the Office today that they achieved all this and support such a policy, any person can answer where the invention is, and where the fantasy and attempt to appropriate results that do not belong to you are," says Kavaleuski.
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