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Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctions

The Independent World · 16 September 2026 at 14:44

Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctions

Since Trump returned to the White House for his second term, Lukashenko has released hundreds of political prisoners in a series of U.S.-mediated deals that also lifted some U.S. sanctions

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Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctions

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