Tsikhanouskaya Visits Kyiv for First Time at Zelensky Invite, Joins Ukraine Summit Talks

Tsikhanouskaya Visits Kyiv for First Time at Zelensky Invite, Joins Ukraine Summit Talks

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Kyiv on May 25 at Zelensky's invitation, joining the International Summit of Cities and Regions and meeting Ukraine's leadership for the first time. The visit signals Kyiv's active courtship of democratic Belarusian forces as Russia escalates pressure to pull Belarus directly into the war, with Ukrainian intelligence tracking military buildups and expanded Belarusian mobilization capacity near the border.