"No." John Cole commented on reports that the release of Belarusian political prisoners has slowed down
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to Belarus, John Cole, denied information about the alleged slowdown in the process of releasing Belarusian political prisoners, which appeared yesterday.

John Cole (left) with Alexander Lukashenka on March 19, 2026. Photo: Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP
To the question from a Radio Svaboda correspondent about whether the process of releasing political prisoners had been suspended, John Cole answered with one word on platform X: "No."
At the same time, he did not answer the question of when he plans to visit Minsk again.
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