# US envoy arrives in Belarus seeking prisoner releases and asset-unfreezing mechanism

https://mins.news/en/item/59156

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-15 11:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-envoy-arrives-in-belarus-as-us-seeks-prisoner-releases/

> U.S. Special Envoy John Coale arrived in Minsk to meet Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Talks are expected to cover political-prisoner releases in exchange for further sanctions easing, along with efforts to unfreeze Belarusian assets, nuclear materials, embassy reopenings and possible U.S. potash purchases.

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