Trump notes prisoner release in Belarus, says Łukašenka welcome at Board of Peace

March 30, Pozirk. US President Donald Trump said he looked forward to meeting Alaksandar Łukašenka at the next Board of Peace event, noting that the Belarusian ruler has “gracefully released” more than 500 prisoners since May 2025.
In a TruthSocial post, Trump also said that John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus, “got more than 250 political prisoners freed” after his recent talks with Łukašenka on March 19.
Following the negotiations, Łukašenka’s press office reported that Washigton had lifted sanctions on Biełinvestbank and the Development Bank of Belarus, the finance ministry, Biełaruskalij and Belarusian Potash Company.
In mid-February, Łukašenka decided against traveling to Washington for the first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace because of European air traffic restrictions for Belarus.
The Board of Peace was originally conceived as a mechanism to implement part of the Gaza ceasefire plan. However, Trump and his officials later suggested it would address a broader range of global issues, with the US president saying it has the potential to become “one of the most consequential bodies ever created.”
Łukašenka says Belarus sent "grand bargain" proposals to US
Washington to lift 80 percent of sanctions if Minsk frees all dissidents – Coale
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja discusses “support for Belarusians in Lithuania” with NausėdaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsFormer Foreign Minister Alejnik appointed as national SDG coordinatorThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsMinsk releases journalist Pačobut, others in five-for-five exchangeThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja’s aide meets with EHU board chair after Belarus brands it “extremist”The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsSecretary general of CoE congress of local authorities welcomes elections for opposition Coordination CouncilThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsEstonia considers banning real estate purchases by Belarusians – reportThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsLithuania second most popular destination for irregular crossings via BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyLithuania arrests another suspect over 2,000 packs of Belarusian cigarettesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus moves to license veterinary services, agriculture to remain exemptThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Society
- Politics, SecurityBelarus defense chief discusses bilateral ties with Iran’s deputy defense ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReprisals: students of blacklisted university face harassment in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Economy, SocietyLatvia intercepts raft laden with Belarusian cigarettesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Security, SocietyRussian conscientious objector barred from flying to Tbilisi, Yerevan via MinskThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus’ foreign minister to visit TanzaniaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyAnother Belarusian arrested in Poland on suspicion of cigarette smugglingThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics



