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Franak Viacorka

Franak Viacorka

Senior opposition figure and adviser to Tsikhanouskaya

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Trump’s Belarus gambit: prisoners out, potash back in

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Criticizing potash relief as strengthening repression

A U.S. envoy went to Minsk to talk about prisoners—and walked out with both a promise and a delivery. After John Coale's December 2025 visit with Alexander Lukashenko, Treasury's OFAC published General License 13 on December 15, authorizing transactions with Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Agrorozkvit—no expiration date. Belarus responded by freeing 123 political prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, the regime's most valuable hostages.

Updated Jan 11