Belarus, Trade Sanctions and Political Prisoner

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Belarus releases 123 political prisoners after U.S. eases sanctions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, pictured at a press conference in January, agreed to release 123 political prisoners on Saturday in exchange for the United States dropping its crippling san...

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Belarus Frees Prominent Political Prisoners as U.S. Lifts Some Trade Sanctions
Belarus frees Nobel Peace laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as U.S. lifts sanctions
Belarus Leader Hosts US Envoy as He Seeks to Improve His Country's Ties With the West
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West

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Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
U.S. to lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus, envoy says
Belarus releases 123 prisoners including Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief
John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, made the announcement after meeting the country's authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Friday and Saturday.

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Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus’ president are among the freed prisoners

Venezuela, Maduro and sanctions

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US sanctions Maduro family members and ships it says move Venezuelan oil, a day after seizing tanker
The United States has announced new sanctions on shipping companies and vessels it says help move Venezuelan oil, putting more pressure on a major prop of President Nicolas Maduro’s regime a day after it seized a sanctioned tanker likely carrying millions of dollars’ worth of oil off the country’s coast.

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US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
U.S. sanctions Maduro's 3 nephews as pressure campaign on Venezuela ratchets up
Venezuela says Trump wants its oil. But is that the case?
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says escalating pressure from the US comes down to one thing: Washington wants to grab the South American nation's vast oil reserves.

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FirstFT: Donald Trump turns up the heat on Nicolás Maduro
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build
In a dramatic raid this week that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said was aimed at Maduro's "regime," Washington took control of the tanker, with US forces roping down from a helicopter onto ...

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Would Trump really invade Venezuela?
What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison.

US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus

The United States has decided to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash, signaling a potential thaw in relations with the isolated autocracy

Beware claim global leaders announced sanctions against US, Trump

A YouTube video posted in December 2025 claimed the EU, the U.K., Canada and Australia had announced sanctions against U.S. President Donald Trump.

A momentous week as Syria celebrates lifting U.S. sanctions and a year without Assad

Assad's regime, Syrians also celebrate another coming milestone: the lifting of sanctions, which could help give the country a new start.
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