"Deal with the devil": Tikhanovskaya called her husband's release a bad day for democracy.

Former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya admitted that her husband's release caused her mixed feelings.

"Any deal with an unconstitutional regime is a deal with the devil. This is a good day for my family, but a bad one for the coalition of democratic forces. By negotiating with Lukashenko, you recognize his legitimacy. Even if it concerns the release of political prisoners."