Trump Made A New Statement On The Release Of Belarusian Political Prisoners

• 9.11.2025, 18:55

The U.S. president announced the new mission of special envoy John Cole.

U.S. President Donald Trump also announced on his Truth Social that John Cole will be appointed to serve as the United States' special envoy to Belarus.

"I am pleased to announce that John Cole, known as one of our country's truly GREAT lawyers whose victories include the first major winning lawsuit against the tobacco industry, has been nominated to serve as the United States Special Envoy to Belarus.

He has already successfully negotiated the release of 100 hostages and is now working to free 50 more.

Thank you for your attention to this case!" he wrote in his post.

Reminder, on September 11, 52 Belarusian political prisoners were released. They went to Lithuania. The release came after Lukashenko met with the deputy special envoy of the U.S. President John Cole. Also, Chris Smith, deputy assistant U.S. secretary of state for Europe, came to Minsk. Later it became known about the removal of sanctions from Belavia.

The leader of the Belarusian opposition Nikoli Statkevich refused to leave Belarus during the forced deportation of political prisoners to Lithuania. At the border, he knocked down the doors of the bus carrying the prisoners and ran out into the territory of Belarus.