Exclusive-US envoy says Belarus may free more prisoners in next month


U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus, John Coale, speaks during the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo

WARSAW, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠special envoy John Coale said on Tuesday he expects to secure the release of additional ⁠prisoners from Belarus within the next month, adding that further sanctions relief for Minsk could ‌be possible if that happens.

Coale spoke following the release of Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist, as part of a prisoner exchange at the border with Poland. The news was greeted with elation in Warsaw, where securing Poczobut’s release had long been ​a priority.

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