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Lukashenko hosted Trump’s special envoy John Coale in Belarus on Friday, continuing diplomatic efforts to improve the isolated nation’s ties with the West.

Previous U.S. envoy visits have resulted in prisoner releases and sanctions relief, including lifting restrictions on Belarus’ national airline Belavia.

Despite releasing more than 430 prisoners since July 2024, human rights advocates warn that Belarus maintains relentless political repression with approximately 1,200 political prisoners remaining.

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties

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