Vyacheslav was arrested in the spring of 2022 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "calls for actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and "creation of or participation in an extremist group." In October of that year, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
