Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in sanction swap
Belarusian President Lukashenko will release 25 political prisoners, and the US will lift sanctions on 'Lakokraska' and 'Bellesbumprom', — US special envoy to Belarus John Cole
Consensus
- Belarus released 25 political prisoners
- The release was part of an exchange involving U.S. sanctions
- U.S. Special Envoy John Coyle confirmed the release
- The released individuals were transferred to Lithuania
Points of divergence
- John Coyle published photographs of the 25 former Belarusian political prisoners — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The U.S. will lift sanctions on 'Lakokraska' and 'Bellesbumprom' — tg_astrapress
Coverage (3 sources)
- US authorities lifted sanctions on some Belarusian enterprises, and the Lukashenko regime subsequently released political prisoners. How... — BBC News Русская служба
- Belarus freed 25 political prisoners in exchange for lifting US sanctions US special envoy John Coul revealed photos... — SOTAvision
- Lukashenko will release 25 political prisoners, and the US will lift sanctions from 'Lakokraski' and 'Bellesbumprom', - special envoy of the US to... — ASTRA
Key entities
- USA
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Belarus
- John Cole
- Paints and Varnishes
- Bellesbumprom
- Minsk
- YouTube
- Lithuania
- BBC World Service
- Radio Liberty — Belarus
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