Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
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In this photo provided by the Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, Maria Kolesnikova, key Belorussian opposition figure, shows a sign of love siting in a bus after been released from detention in Belarus, at the Ukrainian Belorussian border. (Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War via AP)Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, one of released Belarusian prisoners, arrives at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, as Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, background stands near. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)In this photo released by Belarusian presidential press service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale shake hands during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks to journalists as she waits to meet released Belarusian prisoners at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)In this photo provided by the Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, Maria Kolesnikova, key Belorussian opposition figure, speaks to Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief after been released from detention in Belarus, at the Ukrainian Belorussian border. (Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, Maria Kolesnikova, key Belorussian opposition figure, shows a sign of love siting in a bus after been released from detention in Belarus, at the Ukrainian Belorussian border. (Press Service Of Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War via AP)
