{"id":203718,"date":"2026-09-15T11:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203718\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:31:44","slug":"us-envoy-arrives-in-minsk-for-talks-with-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203718\/","title":{"rendered":"US envoy arrives in Minsk for talks with \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 15, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A US delegation led by John Coale, special envoy for Belarus, has arrived in Minsk for talks with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, Pul Pervogo<\/em>, the Belarusian ruler\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn is also expected to take part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his previous visit to Minsk in March, Coale secured the release of 250 political prisoners. Fifteen were taken out of the country, while the rest were allowed to stay in Belarus. In return, Washington lifted some sanctions, including those on potash companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, Coale wants to secure the release of 200 to 300 jailed regime critics, while \u0141uka\u0161enka said he was open to both \u201csmall and grand bargains\u201d with the US president, indicating that he was ready to free more prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are open. They have lifted a number of sanctions from our enterprises and are ready to lift more. There are plenty of questions. The embassies. Let\u2019s discuss how to resume [their operation]. Nuclear materials and other matters \u2014 there is a whole program in our country, please [let\u2019s talk about it]. You want to buy potash fertilizers from us? If you want, please do,\u201d the Belarusian politician said a few days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He made it clear that Belarus was already loading crop nutrients for shipment to the US and added that he expected US-based Citibank to release some $43\u201344 million to a company that \u201ccooperated with us,\u201d apparently referring to funds frozen because of sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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