{"id":184227,"date":"2026-04-19T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184227\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:20:36","slug":"lukasenka-grand-bargain-is-not-just-about-prisoners-and-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184227\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka: Grand bargain is not just about prisoners and sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 19,<em> Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has indicated that he is seeking a \u201cgrand bargain\u201d with the United States that goes beyond political prisoners and sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth Americans should understand\u2014and many in Europe already have\u2014that sanctions have not achieved their intended effect, as we have adapted. That is why political prisoners and sanctions are, frankly, trifles. We have far more issues that need to be resolved. This is the subject of a grand bargain. As soon as we prepare it at the lower level, we are ready to meet with Donald [Trump] to sign this agreement,\u201d he told <em>Russia Today<\/em> in an interview broadcast on April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler did not elaborate on what those issues might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US President Trump said on Truth Social on March 30 that he was looking forward to meeting \u0141uka\u0161enka at the next Board of Peace session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian strongman has repeatedly met with Trump\u2019s special envoy, John Coale, and has already released around 500 prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief.<\/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\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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\">\u0141uka\u0161enka: I am not West\u2019s son of a bitch<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 18, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka defended his dealings with Washington in an interview broadcast by RT yesterday. \u201cI have to and I must be guided by the people\u2019s interests, not my own,\u201d he said, reiterating that his engagement with Washington &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/184181\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 19, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has indicated that he is seeking a \u201cgrand bargain\u201d with the United States that goes beyond political prisoners and sanctions. \u201cBoth Americans should understand\u2014and many in Europe already have\u2014that sanctions have not achieved their intended effect, as we have adapted. That is why political prisoners and sanctions are, frankly, trifles. 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