# EXCLUSIVE: US envoy hopes Belarus will release hundreds more prisoners next month

https://mins.news/en/item/60973

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 13:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-envoy-hopes-belarus-will-release-hundreds-more-prisoners-next-month-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa9663a4391a0001267144

> John Coale, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to Belarus, told Reuters that he expects to return to the country in about a month and hopes to secure the release of hundreds more prisoners.

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