Belarus releases 123 prisoners including prominent opposition figures as US lifts potash sanctions. Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava. Photo: EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH . Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has released 123 political prisoners following negotiations between Minsk and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus John Coale, Lukashenko’s press service announced on Saturday. The announcement followed the US ...