Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya speaks to the media in Berlin
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets Greens party members at Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks during a news conference with European Parliament President David Sassoli (not pictured), in Brussels Belgium September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets with members of the media at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks during news conference in Vilnius, Lithuania September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrives at the Residence Palace ahead of an informal breakfast with EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, September 21, 2020. Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via REUTERS
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visit the European Parlement in Brussels, Belgium on 21 September 2020. Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will host Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the Belarusian democratic opposition, Volha Kavalkova and Pavel Latushka, for a debate on the latest political developments and the popular uprising in Belarus. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya attends a news conference, as she is in Brussels to meet European Union foreign ministers and EU lawmakers, in Brussels, Belgium September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks during a news conference with European Parliament President David Sassoli (not pictured), in Brussels Belgium September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya meets Greens party members at Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is listed as wanted by Russia in connection with a crime, according to a database of Russia’s interior ministry.
It was unclear when Tsikhanouskaya’s name was added to the database, but Russian media outlets first reported it on Wednesday.
Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighbouring Lithuania shortly after a disputed Aug. 9 election and has since met with European political leaders and called for President Alexander Lukashenko to leave power.
(Reporting by Anton Zverev and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Alison Williams)
