Alexander Lukashenko frees 14 people, in sign of an attempt to build better relations with the West
Alexander Lukashenko frees 14 people, in sign of an attempt to build better relations with the West
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Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners were released after a meeting between President Lukashenko and US special envoy Keith…
Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continues
Nobel prize winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava among those freed after US talks with Alexander…
The release comes as the Belarusian president has sought to mend ties with the West in the hopes of sanctions relief.
The U.S. envoy said that normalizing relations between Washington and Minsk was “our goal.”
Rights groups, relatives and state media reported 123 people were freed, including foreign citizens, after a US envoy said that…
