Milan, June 21 (LaPresse) – "Dear Sviatlana Tsihanouskaya, this is fantastic news and a powerful symbol of hope for all political prisoners suffering under Lukashenko’s brutal regime." This is what Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, wrote in a post on social media platform X, commenting on the release of Belarusian opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky from prison. "Europe continues to demand their immediate release," von der Leyen added in the post.