Donald Trump's special envoy John Cole arrived in Minsk for talks with Alexander Lukashenko
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US Special Envoy for Belarus John Cole arrived in Minsk at the Palace of Independence for negotiations with President Alexander Lukashenko.
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With the Trump administration coming to power, John Cole began visiting Belarus more often as part of a rapprochement strategy.
US President Donald Trump's special envoy John Cole arrived in Minsk for negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. This was reported by the Telegram channel “Pul First”.
“The President will meet with representatives of Donald Trump’s team. The delegation is headed by US Special Envoy for Belarus John Cole,” the channel’s authors emphasized.
The negotiations will take place at the Palace of Independence. The building is the official residence of the head of the republic.
On Friday, September 11, Lukashenko said that Belarus is ready “for both small and big deals.” Before that, Cole also said in an interview with The New York Times that he expected a “major trade to happen soon.”
In 2025, with the Trump administration coming to power in the United States, John Cole began to visit Belarus noticeably more often. Then Reuters, citing unnamed sources close to the American president, wrote that the current stage of relations between the two countries is part of a “broader strategy” for geopolitical rapprochement between Minsk and Washington.
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conducting a major exchange or transaction between the United States and Belarus
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- What exactly is the deal about?
- What specific agreements will be reached?
