Tikhonovskaya urges West to condition Lukashenko contacts on reforms, resist Belarus militarization

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhonovskaya called on Western partners to make any engagement with Lukashenko conditional on the release of political prisoners, an end to repression, and Belarus' non-participation in the war. She also urged partners to raise the cost of Belarus' militarization and called on Belarusians to resist with small steps. This signals continued opposition pressure and a potential hardening of Western conditions, though actual policy impact remains uncertain.