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Tsikhanouskaya Loses Security Amid Controversial Lithuania Decision

10/10/2025

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Tsikhanouskaya must vacate her Vilnius housing due to a Lithuanian security downgrade, effective October 6.
She will receive lower-level police protection instead of round-the-clock bodyguards.
Lithuanian officials say the downgrade reflects a current threat assessment and does not alter support for Belarusian opposition.
Critics, including former Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, say the move betrays Tsikhanouskaya and benefits Lukashenko.

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Tsikhanouskaya must vacate her Vilnius housing due to a Lithuanian security downgrade, effective October 6.
She will receive lower-level police protection instead of round-the-clock bodyguards.
Lithuanian officials say the downgrade reflects a current threat assessment and does not alter support for Belarusian opposition.
Critics, including former Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, say the move betrays Tsikhanouskaya and benefits Lukashenko.