Belarusians in Warsaw Mark 40 Years Since Chernobyl, Denounce Lukashenko's 'Politics of Lies'

Belarusians in Warsaw Mark 40 Years Since Chernobyl, Denounce Lukashenko's 'Politics of Lies' Belarusian activists gather near the Copernicus Monument in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 26, 2026, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Demonstrators condemned what organizers called decades of official deception — from Soviet authorities following the 1986 explosion to the current Lukashenko government — and called attention to ongoing nuclear risks in Belarus, including the Astravets power plant and the presence of Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil. Chernobyl, Chernobyl anniversary, nuclear disaster, Belarus, Belarusian diaspora, Warsaw, Poland, Lukashenko, Alexander Lukashenko, Chernobyl Way, Copernicus Monument, protest, rally, demonstration, nuclear safety, Astravets, Astravets nuclear power plant, Russian nuclear weapons, Soviet Union, radiation, nuclear threat, Belarus opposition, Belarusian activists, exile community, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, anniversary commemoration, anti-Lukashenko, nuclear risk, April 26 QUOTE 01 (Pavel Latushko, former Belarusian diplomat and opposition leader, ENG) "Lukashenko supports military production of weapons for the Russian army. Lukashenko is an ally and he is also responsible for aggression. He is responsible for the many victims during this war in Ukraine." QUOET 02 (Pavel Latushko, former Belarusian diplomat and opposition leader, ENG) "It's very important not to unite peoples, but it's very important to tell Lukashenko. And Lukashenko is the puppet of Putin in this war."