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"Coale opened negotiations last year with Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has succeeded in winning the release of hundreds of prisoners in return for the easing of U.S. sanctions against Belarus. But the human rights group Viasna says the former Soviet state still holds more than 900 political prisoners."

Framing: assertive · First seen: 2026-09-15 · Last seen: 2026-09-15 · Spread: 1 articles