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Trump envoy meets Lukashenko in bid to negotiate more prisoner releases in Belarus

Belarus aims to ease sanctions and restore U.S. Embassy functions after releasing over 100 political prisoners since last July, officials said.

  • US envoy John Coale met Belarus leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk on Thursday, as Washington pushes for the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
  • Belarus released dozens of political prisoners in a US deal last September, in exchange for the easing of some sanctions.
  • Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than three decades, and the country has been sanctioned repeatedly by Western countries.
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This announcement comes after a day of negotiations that took place in Minsk on Thursday between the American emissary and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

US envoy John Coale met with authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday as Washington seeks the release of hundreds of political prisoners in the Russian ally.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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WWL broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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