According to sources of The fresh York Times before last release by Belarus 3 political prisoners – what happened on Wednesday – a typical of the U.S. State Department Christopher W. Smith and 2 another American officials met with the Belarusian leader Alaxandr Lukashenko And the boss of the local KGB.
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"This was the first in 5 years meeting Lukashenko with a high-ranking U.S. State Department official and the beginning of a process that could have very crucial consequences for the thawing of relations between the United States and Russia's closest ally” says the newspaper.
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Speaking outside the U.S. embassy on Wednesday night, Smith praised the successful completion of the operation release of 3 prisonerswhat he called the President's "great victory" Donald Trump. The next day at a gathering of Western diplomats in VilniusSmith said "NYT" that the next step in improving relations with Minsk may be A peculiar deal.
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Under specified a paper Lukashenko would free many others political prisoners, besides the well-known ones. In return, the United States would alleviate sanctions against Belarusian banks and exporters potash, which is an crucial component of Belarusian fertilizers.
According to diplomats who participated in the briefing, Smith said that the primary nonsubjective of the United States is to supply freedom for more prisoners. He was besides to ask Lukashenko if he was ready reduce repressionHe said he got a yes.
Alaksandr Lukashenka spoke to an American delegation
According to the article, another crucial goal of Washington “is to give Lukashenko any breath outside orbit Russia's influence‘. Smith was besides expected to say Minsk dictator He seemed to enjoy good health, to be assured and to full control the situation.
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The paper besides notes that the worker Belarusian state television Igor Tur suggested that Smith was not the actual leader of the American delegation. According to the propagandist, a elder authoritative besides participated in the meeting.
Although Smith was active in relations with Belarus besides for administration Joe Bidena, he had never gone to Minsk to meet Lukashenko before last week.
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At the same time, the paper recalls that US sanctions for export potash cut off the Belarusian leader's crucial origin of income, which she yet gained, nevertheless Russia. The part of the Belarusian potash began to scope the planet markets through Russia, not the previous, cheaper way through Lithuania. Moreover, potash prices have increased importantly and Russia besides produces it.
By Peter Krawczyk, erstwhile Head of the Polish abroad Intelligence Service, who worked with Trump's first administration to loosen Russia's control of Belarus, Belarus is “part of a wider American approach to Russia”.
As he pointed out, the United States is “against Russia in Ukraine, in Africa, in the oil and gas sectors and in respective another strategical areas." – Negotiations with Belarus make an additional leverage for the United States to signal Russia that they should pay more attention to American arguments," Krawczyk concluded.
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