• US President Donald Trump announced the release of three Polish and two Moldovan prisoners from Belarusian and Russian detention.
  • Among those freed is prominent Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut, sentenced in 2023 to eight years in prison in Belarus.
  • Trump thanked Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko for cooperation.
  • Poczobut’s release followed Trump’s meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in September.
  • Earlier this year, Lukashenko released 250 political prisoners after talks with a US delegation, and the US lifted sanctions on Belarusian companies.

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