US-BELARUS DEAL: Washington To Lift Sanctions After Release Of 25 Prisoners | Times Now World

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Belarus has agreed to release 25 people following talks between President Alexander Lukashenko and U.S. presidential envoy John Coale, with Washington set to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies, according to Coale and Belarusian state media. The agreement is described as an interim deal in ongoing U.S.-Belarus negotiations over prisoner releases and sanctions relief. Human rights group Viasna said Belarus still holds more than 900 political prisoners, while Lukashenko rejects the characterization and says those detained are lawbreakers rather than political prisoners. Washington has been negotiating with Minsk since last year, with previous agreements resulting in the release of hundreds of detainees and the easing of some U.S. sanctions. #belarus, #lukashenko, #alexanderlukashenko, #johncoale, #donaldtrump, #trump, #usbelarus, #belarussanctions, #sanctions, #politicalprisoners, #prisonerrelease, #minsk, #russia, #putin, #diplomacy, #geopolitics, #easterneurope, #worldnews, #br

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