Belarus: Regime pardons scores of prisoners “at the request” of Trump, Lukashenko says

Source: CNN

“Belarus has pardoned 52 prisoners and released them into Lithuania, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday, as the Baltic nation and Belarus both thanked US President Donald Trump for his involvement. It is the latest release of political prisoners by Belarus amid warming relations between Washington and Minsk. A Trump administration official said the United States would ease some sanctions on Belarus’[s] state-run airline, Belavia, ‘based on the prisoner releases to date and constructive engagement.'” (09/11/25)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/europe/belarus-pardons-prisoners-trump-lukashenko-intl