Belarus frees 52 prisoners as US eases some sanctions
Belarus released 52 prisoners from various nations, including a European Union employee after the appeal of US President Donald Trump, and said that the US Embassy in Vilnius went to Lithuania with the US delegation negotiating the release of the US.
Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally, Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, to release the detainees that the US leader described as “hostages”.
Belarus then confirmed that they were released.
The US Embassy said that in exchange for Lukashenko’s movement, the United States would provide sanctions to Belarus Airline Belavia and allow it to take components for planes, including Boeings.
It was the largest group of prisoners forgiven by the authoritarian leader who tried to repair relations with the United States after years of isolation and sanctions in the former Soviet state.
However, 1300 or 1400 prisoners wanted to call Trump in a meeting with Lukashenko last month and in subsequent social media broadcasts.
A 33 -year -old 33 -year -old journalist, a journalist in 2021, a journalist in 2021, a 33 -year -old journalist in 2021, was sentenced to a 33 -year -old journalist of the US Embassy in Vilnius, on charges of organizing hatred and uprisings.
The Embassy could not confirm whether the leading critics of decimal critics, such as Alesiatski, the Human Rights Campaign, who is the co-winner of Lukashenko’s 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, or Maria Kalesnikava, the leader of the 2020-Democracy protests, were among the released.
One of the 52 former prisoners said that a source familiar with the issue refused to move to Lithuania with others.
The images of the webcam from the border showed a man sitting in the neutral area between the two countries.
Belarus Rights Group Viasna said the opposition politician Mikola Statkevich.
It was not exactly clear why he refused to pass, but the exiled opposition argues that the released political prisoners should have the right to stay in Belarus instead of submitting to what they say that they were deported.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the opposition, who was exiled by his husband Siarhei in June, said that the release on Thursday, which includes only four percent of those identified as political prisoners.
“In essence, this human life – people who should never be imprisoned in the first place” He said.
Belarus’ state news agency Beltta, released Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, the United Kingdom and 14 foreigners from Germany, he said.
John Coale, a lawyer for Belarus, to the US delegation, told Trump that Lukashenko wanted to reopen his country’s Embassy in Minsk.
Coale previously signed “Donald” from Trump to Lukashenko, according to Belta’s shooting.
The fact that Trump signed a letter said Donald was “a rare personal friendship action”.
“Donald insists that he was ready to receive all these released prisoners, God bless you, as Mr. Trump likes to make a great deal,” he said.
“Our main task is to stand with Trump and to help him in the task of establishing peace.”
Lukashenko has ruled Belarus for more than thirty years.
In August 22, he said he was not ready to release “bandits” against the state that may be “war” against the state.
Trump said that he plans to meet Lukashenko, who has long been treated by European countries as a Pariah, and described him as a “very respected man, a strong person, strong leader”.
