{"id":206430,"date":"2026-10-06T20:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206430\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:05:34","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-anything-possible-in-relations-with-washington","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206430\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus top diplomat: anything possible in relations with Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 6, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Washington has broader interests in its engagement with Minsk than simply securing the release of prisoners, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017enako\u016d has told Russia\u2019s RIA Novosti<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US diplomat John Coale, who has been negotiating with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u00a0on behalf of US President Donald Trump, \u201cis essentially building relations between the United States and Belarus\u201d and fostering trust, the foreign ministry quoted Ry\u017eanko\u016d as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting on a potential Coale\u2019s visit to Belarus later this year, the official said that \u201crelations are so dynamic that anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian diplomat also said all countries strive to maintain ties and cooperation with the US, noting that Belarus was unhappy that bilateral relations had effectively been frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk\u2019s talks with Washington focus solely on issues important to Belarus and, in some cases, the US, Ry\u017eanko\u016d added, stressing that the dialogue would not come at the expense of Belarus\u2019 relations with its closest allies, particularly Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump appointed Coale as special envoy for Belarus in November 2025. Following the last meeting with a Coale-led US delegation on September 15, \u0141uka\u0161enka ordered the release of 25 designated Belarusian political prisoners, all of whom were deported to Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, more than 464 jailed dissidents have been released as a result of talks between Minsk and Washington. In exchange, the US is gradually lifting sanctions against the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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