US EditionBelarus releases 52 prisoners, US embassy in Lithuania says
- On Thursday, Belarus released a group of 52 political detainees, including citizens from Belarus and Western nations, with many of those freed relocated to Lithuania.
- The release followed a U.S.-brokered deal involving direct appeals by President Donald Trump to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
- Released prisoners included opposition figures like Mikola Statkevich and journalist Iryna Slaunikava, who expressed desires to return home despite uncertainty over safety.
- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed six Lithuanian citizens were among those released and urged ongoing releases, while Tsikhanouskaya called the deportations forced and urged the West to demand their right to stay.
- The release signals a tentative rapprochement between Washington and Minsk but raises concerns as some opposition officials expect rearrests and many political prisoners remain jailed.
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Belarus released 52 political prisoners on Thursday, including the historic opposition Mikola Statkevich, following U.S. mediation efforts, authorities, media and an NGO reported. “52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus, leaving behind the fences, windows with bars and constant fear,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda wrote in X. According to the Belarusian state news agency Belta, among the released prisoners there ar…
Belarus Frees Prisoners in Bid To Court Washington
Belarus on Thursday, September 11th freed 52 political prisoners, including journalists, dissidents, and an EU staff member, in the largest mass release of detainees since President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed re-election in 2020. The move, brokered by Washington, marks an important step towards rapprochement between Minsk and the United States, despite deep scepticism in Europe. The release follows direct engagement by U.S. President Donald…
The Belarusian regime hopes that the Americans will ease sanctions and put an end to the isolation of the West. The political prisoners serve as a pledge.
The US is reaching the release of more than 50 Belarusian prisoners. Washington is making various advances to Minsk.
The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tihanovsky, stated that the release from Belarusian prisons of half a hundred citizens of Belarus and western countries, including Lithuania, was not real freedom, but also forced deportation.
John Coale to Newsmax: Prisoners ‘Very Happy’ After Release From Belarus
The 52 political prisoners freed in Belarus on Thursday knew they were going to be released and were "very happy" to return to their lives, John Coale, President Donald Trump's deputy envoy to Ukraine, told Newsmax. "Yes, this group did know," Coale said in a phone interview with Newsmax's Greta Van Susteren, his wife, on her program, "The Record With Greta Van Susteren." "This group was told the night before, so they knew." Another 14 prisoners…
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