Belarus pardons scores of prisoners 'at the request' of Trump, Lukashenko says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Russian state media TASS reported that the 52 people were pardoned "on humanitarian grounds" and "as a gesture of goodwill" following the request of Trump and other world leaders.
58% : Belarus said Coale indicated the US wants to reopen its embassy in Minsk, but he did not specify a date. Belarus also said Coale passed along a letter from Trump and the American first lady, in which they wished Lukashenko well, and presented him with a gift of cufflinks featuring an image of the White House.
54% : "No matter how banal it may sound, I want to thank your President (Trump) - not because I want to flatter him, that's foreign to me - for the efforts he is making toward peace, primarily in our region," Lukashenko said in an opening statement at the meeting.
52% : " In a statement on social media, Nausėda hailed the release of the political prisoners, saying "No man left behind!" "52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus today, leaving behind barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear," the Lithuanian president wrote, adding that he is personally and "deeply grateful" to the US and Trump.

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