President Zelensky did not mention Belarus in his congratulations on the anniversary of the Kalinouski uprising
On January 23, celebrations were held in Warsaw on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the uprising of Kastus Kalinowski. The event was attended by President of Poland Andrzej Duda and President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda. An ambassador was found in Ukraine who read a message from Volodymyr Zelensky. In a written Zelensky statement about the peoples united 160 years ago against Russian imperialism, he did not mention Belarusians among them. attention to it processed edition of Reform.by.
“160 years ago, our peoples joined forces, standing shoulder to shoulder against Russian imperialism. The January Uprising accelerated the national revival and restoration movement on the territory of modern Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania,” wrote the President of Ukraine.
There is no mention of our country in the description of today’s events.
“In the same way, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have gathered today, speaking out against the criminal Russian aggression, which, by attacking Ukraine, challenged the security of all of Europe and the world,” Zelensky wrote.
Gitanas Nauseda at the celebrations on Twitter also did not mention Belarus. But Andrzej Duda declaredthat he believes that freedom and the will to self-determination will prevail in Belarus as well.
The national liberation uprising of 1863-1864 took place in the lands of Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, which became part of the Russian Empire.