US EditionTrump Nominates Special Envoy to Belarus, Wants More Prisoners Freed
John Coale, who negotiated the release of 100 prisoners, is tasked with securing freedom for an additional 50 political detainees, advancing U.S.-Belarus diplomatic engagement.
- US President Donald Trump announced that John Coale would serve as his special envoy to Belarus, tasked with negotiating the release of additional detainees.
- In September, Belarus released 52 prisoners following a direct appeal from Trump, the biggest batch pardoned by President Alexander Lukashenko.
- The US has increased engagement with Belarus, an ally of Russia, sending multiple delegations to Minsk this year as Lukashenko seeks better ties after isolation.
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Trump names his former lawyer Coale to serve as Belarus envoy
By Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg News U.S. President Donald Trump said he is nominating John Coale as a special envoy to Belarus and asked President Alexander Lukashenko to consider releasing more political prisoners. Related Articles A look at prominent people pardoned by Trump after they tried to overturn his 2020 election loss How Trump’s support for a white minority group in South Africa led to a US boycott of the G…
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he would appoint John Coale, who helped free political prisoners held by the Belarusian regime, as his special envoy to Minsk, and expressed hope that Coale would achieve the release of even more detainees in the future.
US President Donald Trump announced that he had appointed John Coale a special envoy of the United States for Belarus, with the aim of ensuring the release of other political prisoners held under the regime of dictator Aleksandr Lukašenko....
Trump Nominates Special Envoy to Belarus, Wants More Prisoners Freed
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Nov 9) said John Coale, who helped negotiate the release of prisoners from Belarus, was his choice for special envoy to Minsk and would press for the release of more detainees.
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