US envoy expects Belarus to release more prisoners within next month

8 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 28

Envoy John Coale announced after Andrzej Poczobut’s release that further prisoner releases could prompt additional US sanctions relief for Belarus.
Coale has built trust with President Lukashenko, who has freed hundreds of detainees since US negotiations intensified under President Trump’s administration.
More than 830 political prisoners remain in Belarus. Talks include possible reopening of the US Embassy in Minsk and a potential visit by Lukashenko to the United States.

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