Donald Trump special envoy
John Coale facilitated the release of 123 political prisoners in
Belarus after building rapport with
Alexander Lukashenko through discussions about weight-loss medication. This unconventional diplomatic breakthrough involved providing information on the drug Zepbound in exchange for the release of figures like
Ales Bialiatski and
Sergei Tikhanovsky alongside eased sanctions on potash and aircraft parts.
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