Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition and a former presidential candidate, has not ruled out the possibility of seeking military assistance from Ukraine in liberating Belarus. However, military expert Mykhailo Zhyrokhov expressed serious doubts about the plausibility of this scenario in a June 20 interview with NV Radio.
A group of people's deputies registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [the Ukrainian parliament - ed.] a draft resolution recognizing Belarus as an aggressor country, as well as a call to break off diplomatic relations with the country.
Rights organisations will take part in a day of solidarity with Belarus's political prisoners on 21 May. BAJ explains the importance of the day and provides a schedule of events.