US Envoy Arrives in Belarus as US Seeks Prisoner Releases, Path to Unfreeze Assets

White House Tells Banks to Unsanction Belarus, Trump’s Envoy Says

Minsk has been under decades of Western sanctions for human rights violations and later for aiding Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

US envoy arrives in Belarus as US seeks prisoner releases, path to unfreeze assets

U.S. Special Envoy John Coale said the U.S. has urged banks to unfreeze Belarusian assets and is working on a mechanism to make their release possible.

U.S. Seeks Release of Belarusian Funds as Trump Envoy Meets Lukashenko in Minsk

The White House is seeking the release of Belarusian funds that are frozen in U.S. banks, Trump’s special envoy to Belarus John Coale told President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Minsk on Tuesday.

The United States called on banks to unfreeze frozen funds of Belarus

The United States called on banks to unfreeze frozen funds of Belarus.This was announced by Trump's special envoy to Lukashenko.Absolutely. Subscribe

Diplomatic Tension Over Frozen Funds

The U.S. presidential envoy, John Coale, met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to discuss the release of frozen Belarusian assets held by U.S. banks. Lukashenko demands the return of approximately $43-44 million he claims is trapped at Citibank, calling the situation disgraceful for the United States.