What Lukashenko Requested from Trump

Belarus is negotiating with American diplomats regarding the release of a "large number" of prisoners by Minsk. In response, Belarusian President Lukashenko has asked Trump to ease sanctions, reports the Polish publication Rzeczpospolita, citing sources.

Minsk hopes to lift the sanctions imposed on the airline Belavia and the potash fertilizer producer Belaruskali. According to sources from the newspaper, Lukashenko aims to "break out of isolation" and improve relations with the American president.