Tsikhanouskaya US Visit USAGM

The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, ((sviat-LAn-uh tsikhan-OU-skaya)) is on her first official tour of the United States. Her in-person talks with high-ranking U.S. officials will be closely watched not only in Belarus, but also in Moscow, which views its eastern neighbor as part of its “sphere of influence.”