The Great American Diplomat, President Alexander G. Lukashenko and KGB security for meetings with the head of the security officer, a police officer, who was on the border, slipped the state.
This was the first meeting of Mr. Lukashenko in five years and the first meeting of the high state department and the highest result of frozen relations between the United States and Russia’s closest ally.
The American visit in Minsk, Belarus in Minsk, came a day after a long phone call with President Trump President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday. Both incidents were aware of a year-round policy for Washington’s repressive policies and war in Ukraine.
After talks with Mr. Lukashenko, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher W. Smith and other two American officials drove a village near the Border with Lithuania. There, the courtesy of Belarus the CAB, three people arrested – the political prisoner of Belarus and two Belarusians were waiting for the election.
As in the dark, Americans and released prisoners withdrawn from the border to Vilnius, Lithuania. Speaking outside the US Embassy there, Mr. Smith, who called out of the US Embassy there, called the release of prisoners and reacted to the peaceful reaction of the President and peace of the President and peace of the president.
The next step, Mr. Smith, told the meeting of Western diplomats in Vilnius on Thursday, according to people participating, Mr. Lukashenko will release all of the prominent political prisoners. In return, the United States said that sanctions on Belarusian banks and exports will be relaxed Potash, the main ingredient of the fertilizerBelarus is a great producer.
People who closed the talks on the negotiations in Minsk in Minsk spoke to anonymity to discuss the confidential meeting. Mr. Smith Himself was not clearly disclosed to the person who met with him, and the State Department did not answer questions about these details.
Belarus, who is usually silent, although there has been a real leader of the Belarus, Igor Tour, Mr. Smith, who has been a real leader of Mr. Smith, has also been the participation of a higher leader.
Franak Viacorka, Chief of General Staff Rapid opposition leader Svetlana TixhanovskayaCalling the sanctions long time, he said, “We are very grateful to President Trump that he was able to move forward.” He added that when Lukashenko stopped repression and new arrests, “and” all political prisoners, including all political prisoners, including all political prisoners, “sanctions should be facilitated.
Viasna, a group of human rights groups A tally of political prisoners in BelarusThis week put his numbers at 1226. Mr. Lukashenko, in recent months, including two Americans, including two Americans, including two Americans, but opposition activists say more people were arrested in the same period.
Tatiana Khomic, sister of one of Belarus Most prominent political prisoners, Maria KolesnikovaMr. Lukashenko gladly welcomed the American broadcast. “The former pressure strategy could not release political prisoners and change the behavior of repression or change the behavior of the regime.”
Mr. Smith managed the Belarusian policy during the Biden administration and did not go to Mr. Lukashenko until the US allies in this week, until this week.
This “said,” said Khomic, including a direct diplomatic approach, the release of individual prisoners or even a wider amnesty, “said Mrs. Khomic, Dependence of Russia from Belarus and” protect some arms to the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the United States and the EU “
Under the leadership of Biden, a driver managed by the American to isolate Mr. Lukashenko and to bankrupt, produced a raft of Western punishments. The sanctions in Potash cut an important economic life line for the ruler of Belarus, but as global prices were spiked, another large manufacturer gave a wind to another large manufacturer. Some Belarusian Potash continued to enter global markets through Russia instead of the cheaper route on Lithuania.
Artyom Shreya, a political scientist who fled after Belarus brutal dwarf In protests in 2020, Russia’s sanctions have been less influenced by Russia’s extensive support for Mr Lukashenko. However, the release of prisoners in exchange for religious sanctions, “it means that they are finally used with the effect of the effect.”
“This would be a positive development to resolve the more wider problems of relations between Belarus and the West” between Belarus and the West “between Belarus and the West” between the prisoners themselves, the families and the West “between Belarus and the West.
How can Mr. Lukashenko be treated with western politicians for decades. He was silenced by the east and west, by silencing the critics in 1994 and took the authority in 1994, and recently claimed that 87 percent of the votes were still the largest landing.
In 2005, the US Secretary of State rejected Condolastic Rice and Belarus as the last true dictatorship in the heart of Europe, Mr Putin united Russia’s autocratic control.
With the longevity of Mr. Lukashenko, it is now looking for comfortable rivals, as many as 70, exiled competitors, Mr. Putin, often seriously ill. However, Mr. Smith, a briefing of Western diplomats in Vilnius, said that Mr. Lukashenko was not a sign of sick health and seemed confident and complete control, and several people were involved.
Thanks ago, the efforts to isolate Mr. Lukashenko for a while, the Belarus was once again to prevent Moscow from Moscow, and the country will be increasingly excessive.
Mr. Lukashenko resisted Mr. Putin’s pressure to create a “union situation” that Mr. Lukashenko, who was afraid of the “unity”, which is afraid of Belarus, which is afraid of Belarus, which is afraid to reduce Belarus.
Mr. Lukashenko Mr Putin appliedThose who help security consultants resume control. With mass arrests and Torture of prisoners.
Less than one and a half a year, Mr. Lukashenko allowed Russia to use the full-scale occupation of Ukraine as a place to cancel the full-scale occupation of Ukraine to Kiev from Belarus.
Mr. Smith, according to diplomats participating in his briefing, said the United States was to ensure freedom for more political prisoners. Mr. Lukashenko said he asked if he was ready to return to the repressions and that he would be. Another important goal, Mr. Smith diplomats, Mr. Lukashenko is to give some breathtaking in Russia’s influence.
Belarusian Belarusian Belarusian President Piotr Krawczyk, who works with the first Trump department for entering Russia’s Belarus, said Belarus was part of a broader approach to Russia. “
The United States “in Ukraine in Russia, Africa, oil and gas sector and in a number of other strategic areas,” he said. “Negotiations with Belarus create additional goals for the United States to sign a signal to Russia.
Exilted analyst Mr Shreya said that he has already reacted to any rapprochement between Belarus and the West. Many Russian officials “most likely will be panic in the future,” but there is no quick or easy way for Belarusian will move away from Russia. “
He added that President Trump’s “Any interest or plan for Belarus has an agreement or plan.” Nevertheless, the Trump factor definitely creates some momentum, because everyone, including Lukashenko, trying to impress the US president and compete. “
