{"id":165767,"date":"2025-11-26T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165767\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"trump-administration-seeks-release-of-at-least-100-belarus-prisoners-reuters","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165767\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration seeks release of at least 100 Belarus prisoners &#8211; Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 26,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, <em>Reuters<\/em> reported citing three sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Minsk has freed dozens of detainees in several waves since President Donald Trump took office in January, US officials want to secure the release of well over 100 prisoners in a single deal, the sources said in recent days, requesting anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some US officials have told Reuters that the Trump administration&#8217;s engagement with Belarus is part of a long-term, broader strategy to pull Minsk out of Moscow&#8217;s geopolitical orbit, if only marginally, according to <em>Reuters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said earlier this week that Minsk will hold talks with a US delegation next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_belsat_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lawyer questions legality of opposition politician Statkievi\u010d\u2019s imprisonment<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 26, Pozirk. \u015aviat\u0142ana Ha\u0142a\u016dnijova, a lawyer with the Viasna Human Rights Center, has questioned the legality of the continued incarceration of opposition politician Mika\u0142aj Statkievi\u010d, who was pardoned on September 11 but returned to prison after refusing forced deportation &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/165762\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 26,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;The Trump administration and Belarus are discussing the possible release of at least 100 political prisoners by Minsk soon, Reuters reported citing three sources familiar with the matter. 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