{"id":180002,"date":"2026-03-19T11:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:32:49","slug":"us-special-envoy-coale-holds-talks-with-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180002\/","title":{"rendered":"US special envoy Coale holds talks with \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lukashenko_koul_pul-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pul Pervogo Telegram channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 19, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus, has arrived in Minsk, where he is holding talks with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka at the Palace of Independence, <em>Pul Pevogo<\/em>, the Belarusian ruler&#8217;s unofficial Telegram channel reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, Coale met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 in Vilnius before traveling to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visits by representatives of US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration are typically followed by talks with \u0141uka\u0161enka and the release of groups of designated political prisoners. In return, some sanctions may be eased, as previously occurred with Bie\u0142avija and Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/usa-flag_pixabay.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">US special envoy in Vilnius before traveling to Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 18, Pozirk. US special envoy John Coale has arrived in Lithuania and met with Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 before traveling to Belarus to negotiate possible releases of political prisoners in exchange for the easing of sanctions and other concessions. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179907\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 19, Pozirk. John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus, has arrived in Minsk, where he is holding talks with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka at the Palace of Independence, Pul Pevogo, the Belarusian ruler&#8217;s unofficial Telegram channel reports. Yesterday, Coale met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 in Vilnius before traveling to Belarus. 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