Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader
Read full article: Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leaderPresident Donald Trump’s special envoy to Belarus recently revealed how he used vulgarity and vodka shots to help ingratiate himself with the country’s autocratic leader.
Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions
Read full article: Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctionsBelarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, 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 the US
Read full article: Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with the 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.