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Belarus leader hosts US envoy for talks, latest step in his effort to improve ties with Washington
Read full article: Belarus leader hosts US envoy for talks, latest step in his effort to improve ties with WashingtonAuthoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.
Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with US
Read full article: Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with USBelarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States.
Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
Read full article: Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctionsBelarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison.
Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West
Read full article: Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the WestBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.
Belarus leader threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stuck by closed border
Read full article: Belarus leader threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stuck by closed borderBelarus’ authoritarian leader is threatening to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in the country following the closure of its border with Lithuania after repeated incursions by air balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes.