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Belarusian opposition leader on the struggle for democracy

Season 2026 Episode 151 | 6m 17s

Belarus has been plunged into the center of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, both by its borders and by Putin-linked President Alexander Lukashenko. As the eastern European nation of 9 million grapples with its dictatorial leader and the fallout from the war, Liz Landers spoke to opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about the state of the nation and Belarusians' hope for democracy.

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