Tikhanovskaya Says Asked Blinken To Appeal To Russia To Play Constructive Role In Belarus

Tikhanovskaya Says Asked Blinken to Appeal to Russia to Play Constructive Role in Belarus

Former Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Monday said she has asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appeal to Russia to play a constructive role in her country

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th July, 2021) Former Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Monday said she has asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appeal to Russia to play a constructive role in her country.

"I called on [the United States] to strengthen help for our civil society, economically and politically pressure the regime, and appeal to Russia to play a constructive role in the crisis resolution," Tikhanovskaya said via Twitter after the meeting on Monday.

Tilkhanovskaya also said that she thanked Blinken for supporting the Belarusian democratic aspirations.