Recognition by the Nobel Committee is a powerful incentive for the White House that seeks tangible conflict-resolution results. Many may dislike the form; the substance is what matters.
Our goal at this stage was not aiming for records. The main thing was to submit signatures of the highest quality, pass registration, and gain access to the elections.
Belarus would open its doors to Europe. This would give a powerful boost to tourism in the regions, breathe life into small and medium-sized towns, and create new opportunities for trade, entrepreneurship, and investment.
People wanted to listen — about the future of Belarus. About a country we could build together— where power exists not for one man, but for the people.
The materials presented indicate that the intended aim of these actions was the killing of three women representing the united opposition — my wife, Veronica Tsepkalo, Maria Kalesnikava, and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarus will awaken. And in that moment, when it once again needs not miles of empty words, but people — honest, strong, and with inner resolve — it will call upon them.
Say what you will about Lukashenko — mock his education, expose the depth of corruption and nepotism that flourished under his rule... Yet one thing cannot be denied: his political instinct.
Once Viktor Babariko was arrested and Sergei Tikhanouski imprisoned, everything changed. What had been a campaign of many voices suddenly narrowed to one — mine.
