Residents of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, US and Japan amongst prisoners launched in Belarus

Among the many 14 prisoners launched in Belarus with the help of the USA are three Polish residents, one Estonian citizen, two Latvian residents, one Swedish citizen, one US citizen and two Japanese residents.

Supply: European Pravda, citing the Polish International Ministry; Estonian International Minister Margus Tsahkna; Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs; Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva

Particulars: Three of the 14 freed prisoners are Polish residents, whose launch was sought by the Polish authorities. A consultant of the Polish Ministry of International Affairs participated of their switch on the US Embassy in Vilnius.

Quote from the Polish International Ministry: "We’re grateful for the efforts of President Donald Trump's administration and for the assist of Polish President Andrzej Duda. We hope that the journey to Minsk by US president's envoys Common Keith Kellogg, John Cole and Chris Smith is step one in direction of the discharge of different Polish prisoners, specifically Andrzej Poczobut."

Particulars: Estonian International Minister Margus Tsahkna reported on X (Twitter) that an Estonian citizen had been launched from a Belarusian jail and was on their manner dwelling because of Trump and his particular envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, alongside together with his workforce.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs expressed his gratitude to Trump for his assist in securing the discharge of two Latvian residents.

Natalia Eismont, the press secretary for Belarusian chief Alexander Lukashenko, mentioned that among the many 14 launched prisoners, along with Belarusians, have been two Japanese residents, three Polish residents, two Latvian residents and residents of Estonia, Sweden and the USA.

Quote from Eismont: "This was a request from the President of the USA of America."

Extra particulars: Eismont mentioned that Siarhei Tsikhanouski, the husband of opposition chief Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, had been launched "on humanitarian grounds to permit him to reunite together with his household".

Background:

• On Saturday 21 June, Kellogg arrived in Minsk and met with Lukashenko.
• On Saturday, it grew to become recognized that Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 14 political prisoners of the Lukashenko regime had been launched.

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