Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as US lifts more sanctions

VILNIUS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a U.S. statement said. Read full story

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