US-Belarus Relations Shift as Sanctions Lifted and 250 Prisoners Freed

The United States will lift sanctions on the Belarusian Ministry of Finance, Belinvestbank, and the Development Bank of Belarus, as well as remove restrictions on Belarusian Potash Company and Belaruskali, US presidential envoy John Cole told journalists following talks in Minsk. Sanctions Relief Announced After Talks "The United States has also decided (this was communicated to the president) to remove two Belarusian companies — Belarusian Potash Company and Belaruskali — from all sanctions lists,” Cole said, as quoted by BelTA. The announcement came after negotiations between the US delegation and Belarusian officials in Minsk.