"Statkevich Kicked In The Door And Went Back To The Belarusian Side."

• 11.09.2025, 20:43

Ex-political prisoners told how the leader of the Belarusian opposition refused to be deported to Lithuania.

Belarusian opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich refused to leave Belarus.

The politician in a prison robe first stayed in the neutral zone between Belarus and Lithuania before returning to his homeland.

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"Statkevich kicked the door and went back to the Belarusian side," ex-political prisoners told reporters.

The politician's associate Evgeny Vilsky managed to talk to him at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border and told the website Charter97.org about the short meeting.

"I am a man of honor. I am in charge of my own life. Who is Lukashenko to decide where I should live? Belarus is my country, and I'm staying here," said Nikolai Statkevich in a conversation with an associate.

According to Eugene Vilski, the leader of the Belarusian opposition looked very gaunt, but cheerful and resourceful.