John Cole to focus on freeing Russian political prisoners from prisons
Donald Trump's special representative for Belarus, John Cole, stated that the USA is starting to address the issue of Russian political prisoners. He said this on September 22 on the 'Dozhd' TV channel.

According to Cole, the American side is also working on the issue of Ukrainian prisoners. He noted that there are civilians in Russia and Ukraine who are in captivity, and the US is preparing certain proposals on this matter.
John Cole reported that he is working in contact with Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is dealing with the Russian direction. Trump's representative also said that he already has lists of political prisoners, but for now he does not plan to publish them.
John Cole stated that he wants to be more actively involved in this issue and believes that there is a prospect for the release of political prisoners. He drew a parallel with Belarus, where, according to him, there is also hope for the release of political prisoners.
According to Cole, resolving the issue of political prisoners could positively influence relations between the USA and Russia. However, he noted that he does not know if Vladimir Putin would agree to such steps.
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