Belarus frees 250 political prisoners in US-brokered deal

Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on Thursday following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official said. The prisoner release, the largest in years, came hours after US envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. US President Donald Trump has […] The post Belarus frees 250 political prisoners in US-brokered deal appeared first on Digital Journal.