British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Downing Street, promising support to the exiled leader. Tsikhanouskaya fled Belarus for Lithuania last year after losing a presidential election which Western governments say was rigged. “We are very much on your side, very much in support of what you are doing,” Johnson told Tsikhanouskaya. “We are committed to supporting human rights and civil society in Belarus.” Johnson said the UK “strongly supports” Tsikhanouskaya and the Belarusian people, being one of the first countries to impose sanctions after the regime detained opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. Tsikhanouskaya said it was “very important to understand that one of the most powerful countries in the world are [sic] supporting Belarus.” When asked if she expects concrete support from the UK, Tsikhanouskaya told reporters outside Downing Street: “I am sure.” Ahead of Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Downing Street, Belarusians living in the UK and human …