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An American citizen, Yuras Ziankovich, who was imprisoned in Belarus since 2021 on charges of supporting a coup backed by the U.S. against Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, was released this week. No prisoner exchange occurred, but Ziankovich was transferred to Lithuania by a U.S. delegation, including Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Chris Smith. This is not the first U.

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