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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - Belarus Opposition Leader

Stephen Sackur speaks to the exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Is the fate of Belarus now tied to the fate of Ukraine?

With the world focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine it's easy to overlook one other key element of Vladimir Putin's Greater Russia strategy. Moscow's ever tighter grip on Ukraine's northern neighbour Belarus - now used as a launchpad for the Ukraine assault. Belarus's authoritarian President Lukashenko seems to be in Putin's pocket, whether he likes it or not. Stephen Sackur speaks to the exiled leader of the anti-Lukashenko movement Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Is the fate of Belarus now tied to the fate of Ukraine?

24 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Mar 202203:30

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestSvetlana Tikhanovskaya

Broadcasts

  • Thu 10 Mar 202204:30
  • Thu 10 Mar 202208:30
  • Thu 10 Mar 202215:30
  • Thu 10 Mar 202218:30
  • Sat 12 Mar 202207:30
  • Mon 14 Mar 202203:30
  • Thu 17 Mar 202204:30
  • Thu 17 Mar 202208:30
  • Thu 17 Mar 202215:30
  • Thu 17 Mar 202218:30
  • Mon 21 Mar 202203:30