Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases
The talks also focused on $44 million in frozen Belarusian funds, while rights groups say 912 political prisoners remain behind bars.
- On Tuesday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale in Tallinn, Estonia, to seek the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions against his country.
- Washington previously helped broker a March deal where Lukashenko released 250 political prisoners, lifting sanctions on two state banks, the Finance Ministry, and potash producers.
- Despite these negotiations, Viasna reports Belarus still holds 912 political prisoners, including 20 journalists, as lawyer Pavel Sapelka described a 'revolving door' policy of constant new arrests.
- Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump and Coale for prioritizing political prisoners, though she emphasized 'repression continues' and urged Washington to focus on emptying prisons.
- Analyst Valery Karbalevich suggests U.S. contacts allow Lukashenko to reduce dependence on the Kremlin, even as he claimed, 'There is no need for us to persecute anyone for political reasons today.
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THE USA HAS PROMISED LUKASHENKA the unblocking of frozen funds while negotiations continue on the new release of political prisoners in Belarus.
Belarus’ authoritarian leader meets US envoy to push for lifting sanctions - Regional Media News
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a U.S. envoy on Tuesday to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country. Speaking at a meeting with John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Lukashenko said that "we have reached quite a few agreements related to our economic ties." He urged Washington to help unblock some Belarusian assets he said were "stuck in Citibank." S…
Lukashenko urges US to lift Belarus sanctions after prisoner release deals
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko used talks with the US envoy to seek wider sanctions relief and access to blocked assets. The outreach follows prisoner release deals but comes amid renewed scrutiny of Belarus's continuing repression.
Belarus’ authoritarian leader meets US envoy to push for lifting sanctions – WTOP News
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a U.S. envoy on Tuesday to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country. Speaking at a meeting with John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Lukashenko said that “we have reached quite a few agreements related to our...
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a U.S. envoy on Tuesday to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country.
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