Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Smith and two other diplomats visited Belarus, where they met with the self -proclaimed head of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, as well as the head of the KGB of Belarus. After negotiations with Lukashenko, diplomats on the border with Lithuania took prisoners - an American and two Belarusian political prisoners. This was probably done in exchange for a promise to weaken some sanctions on the economy of the republic, says The New York Times. The media notes that the diplomats crossed the border on the car on February 12. This was Lukashenko's first meeting with senior US representatives over the past five years. The unspoken visit was held a day after US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both events testify to Washington's departure from the policy of the isolation of leaders who are in the disgrace of the West because of the repressive policy and the war in Ukraine, the publication adds. After that, in Vilnius, Smith noted that the next step could be the conclusion of a major agreement, according to which Lukashenko will release many political prisoners. In exchange for this, the United States will weaken sanctions against Belarusian banks and potassium exports, a key ingredient in fertilizers, the main manufacturer of which is Belarus.

Later, the head of the headquarters of the opposition leader in Eccila, Svetlana Tikhanak Franak Vyachorka, commenting on this statement, claimed that Smith was not the real leader of the American delegation. According to him, a senior official also participated in it. Earlier, on February 3, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced the beginning of the inspection of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces. The Russian Federation plans to place the new military bases of the novelty in Telegram in Belarus.. PIDS INSIALLY OUR CANEL HTTPS: // T. Me/korrespondentnet ts WhatsApp Author: 1.