{"id":177546,"date":"2026-02-28T10:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177546\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"trump-says-us-has-good-relations-with-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177546\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US has \u201cvery good relations\u201d with Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 28, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Washington has very good relations with Belarus, US President Donald Trump told journalists yesterday near the White House before his trip to Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump made this comment after a reporter asked whether he planned to restore ties with Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The leader is a person for whom I have great respect. . . I really like their leader,\u201c Trump added, ignoring a follow-up question about whether he had \u201dany conditions” for Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a year ago, Trump\u2019s administration started expanding public contacts with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last February, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Smith visited Minsk to assist the release of three designated political prisoners. Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy for Ukraine, met \u0141uka\u0161enka in Minsk in June. Their talks resulted in the release of 14 prisoners, including prominent opposition figure Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-August, Trump had a phone call with \u0141uka\u0161enka before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and later praised the Belarusian ruler as a \u201cpowerful leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk released more prominent jailed dissidents in September and December following Luka\u0161enka\u2019s talks with US diplomats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, Washington lifted sanctions on Belarus\u2019 national airline Bie\u0142avija and Belarusian potash fertilizers. In late 2025, the US Treasury published the general license<\/a> authorizing transactions involving the Belarusian Potash Company, potash giant Bie\u0142aruskalij and its subsidiary Agrorozkvit LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u0141uka\u0161enka says he decided against traveling to Washington because of sanctions<\/h3>\n
February 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said he decided not to travel to Washington for the first meeting of US President Donald Trump\u2019s Board of Peace, scheduled for February 19, citing European restrictions on Belarusian air traffic. \u201cWhat was I supposed …<\/div>\n \n