Washington DC [US], March 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) said more than 500 political prisoners have been released in Belarus since last year, crediting his envoy and the Belarusian leadership. On Truth Social, Trump said his envoy, John Coale, secured the release of an additional 250 detainees following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
“Last week, my Envoy to Belarus, John Coale, after negotiating with Highly Respected President Alexander Lukashenko, got 250 more Political Prisoners freed! This brings the total Prisoners gracefully released by President Lukashenko to well over 500, since last May,” Trump wrote, adding his “warmest THANK YOU” to the Belarusian leader and saying he looked forward to meeting him at the next Board of Peace meeting.
Trump previously said in August 2025 that he had a “wonderful” call with Lukashenko to thank him for the release of 16 prisoners and that they discussed the possible release of 1,300 more. CNN has reported that Lukashenko, in power since 1994, faces heavy US sanctions and is sometimes called “Europe’s last dictator.”
The Board of Peace, launched by Trump in Davos in January to oversee Gaza’s post-war transition, has expanded its mandate to promote “global peace”; elements of its charter, including provisions allowing Trump to serve indefinitely as chairman, prompted legal and political concerns in some EU capitals. (ANI)
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