Tikhanovsky invited Tikhanovskaya instead of an interview to stay with the Belarusians who came to meet her.
“An interview on CNN. An important channel?” Said the opposition.
“This is not the channel. This is not Fox News. Fox News – this is a channel that watches [президент США] Donald Trump and he will be pleased to see Svetlana Georgievna on Fox News and free our guys [из белорусских тюрем]. And if he sees her on CNN, then, it seems to me, there will be the opposite effect, ”her husband said.
According to Tikhanovsky, he was also invited to CNN, but he refused.
“Ugly, it will be wrong to quit Belarusians here and go to CNN. […] Trump hates CNN, so I'm not going there, ”Tikhanovsky emphasized.
He asked his wife several times what decision she makes: to interview or stay with Belarusians.
Judging by the video, the Tikhanovskaya did not answer this question, but she said to the assistant: “That's it, we cancel.”
Context
Tikhanovsky – Belarusian blogger, author of YouTube channel “A country for life“. In May 2020, Tikhanovsky announced his intention to participate in the presidential election in Belarus, in the same month he was taken into custody. December 14, 2021 The court sentenced Tikhanovsky By the age of 18.
On June 19, 2025, 14 political prisoners, including Tikhanovsky, were released in Belarus. This is associated with a visit to Minsk by the special representative of Trump Kit Kellog.
