Belarus releases 250 prisoners, US agrees sanctions relief, Vilnius embassy says

Belarus freed 250 prisoners in a US-brokered deal, with some sent to Lithuania.

Source: Reuters (via feed)




Belarus released 250 prisoners on Thursday under a deal brokered by the United States. Of these, 235 were released within Belarus. An additional 15 individuals were sent to Lithuania. These details were provided by the U.S. embassy in Vilnius. The embassy communicated the numbers and locations of the released prisoners. No other specifics about the release were included in the statement.

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The United States played a role in brokering a humanitarian release of prisoners by Belarus. The information was confirmed by the U.S. embassy in Vilnius.


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