US Special Envoy General Keith Kellogg met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. US Deputy Special Envoy John Coale announced a deal to free 14 Belarusian political prisoners.
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US and Belarusian officials held high-profile meetings resulting in an agreement to release political prisoners.
The opposition leader and at least 13 other detainees were released from Belarusian prisons on June 21 after Lukashenko met U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, in Minsk.
Keith Kellogg met with Alexander Lukashenko to discuss escalating crises and US-Belarus relations
Kellogg said they live in very dangerous times when crises can escalate dramatically
Lukashenko guaranteed Kellogg's safety and promised no escalation during his visit
This was the highest-ranking US official to visit Belarus since 2020 elections and protests
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