Lukashenko won’t hold talks with Tikhanovskaya as she has fewer than 100,000 followers on social media, says Belarus’ UN envoy

rallies and protests.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya become one of Belarus’ most influential politicians almost overnight, with thousands attending rallies and protests. But a lack of online popularity may now see her shut out of talks with the government.

That’s according to the country’s permanent representative at the United Nations, Yury Ambrazevich, who told the Radio Television Switzerland network that officials weren’t considering dialogue with her or supporters of the protest leader.

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