A former Belarusian official who sided with the opposition vanished last year. A new investigation says FSB officers kidnapped him from a yacht in the Black Sea.
Meduza · 19 Jun 2026

A former Belarusian official who sided with the opposition vanished last year. A new investigation says FSB officers kidnapped him from a yacht in the Black Sea.

In 2020, Anatol Kotau resigned from the Belarusian presidential administration, saying he condemned the violence against participants in the protests against Alexander Lukashenko. He then moved to Poland and began working with structures of the Belarusian opposition. He was linked to what was once a


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A former Belarusian official who opposed President Lukashenko was reportedly kidnapped by FSB officers from a yacht in the Black Sea. This incident highlights the ongoing risks faced by opposition figures in Belarus and the reach of Russian security services.


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