{"id":179907,"date":"2026-03-18T19:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179907\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:32:30","slug":"us-special-envoy-in-vilnius-before-traveling-to-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179907\/","title":{"rendered":"US special envoy in Vilnius before traveling to Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>US special envoy John Coale has arrived in Lithuania and met with Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 before traveling to Belarus to negotiate possible releases of political prisoners in exchange for the easing of sanctions and other concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruginien\u0117 described Belarus\u2019 regime as a major threat to security in the region on the Lithuanian government\u2019s website, citing hybrid attacks on Lithuania, such as cigarette-smuggling balloons, irregular migration, the seizure of Lithuanian trucks and support for the Russian war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington has not reported on the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, US engagement helped secure the released more than 300 political prisoners. Most of them were forced into exile.<\/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\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/setka_2_aleksandra_kovacic_unsplash_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\">Luka\u0161enka says Minsk discussing prisoner releases with Washington<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 13,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Minsk is conducting negotiations with Washington without discussing Belarus\u2019 ties with Russia or China, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said today during his visit to the Mahilo\u016d region, Belarusian state-run media report. Talks with the US representatives focus on bilateral relations \u201cranging &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179268\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 18, Pozirk. US special envoy John Coale has arrived in Lithuania and met with Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117 before traveling to Belarus to negotiate possible releases of political prisoners in exchange for the easing of sanctions and other concessions. Ruginien\u0117 described Belarus\u2019 regime as a major threat to security in the region on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":95086,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-179907","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US special envoy in Vilnius before traveling to Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 18, Pozirk. 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