As part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the Belarusian national airline Belavia, Minsk released 52 prisoners last Thursday. Those included 14 foreign nationals from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. But Mikalai Statkevich, the most prominent opposition figure among the freed prisoners, is missing.
The released Belarusian prisoners, among which political opponents, journalists and independent trade unionists, were hosted in shelters in the Lithuanian capital upon their arrival. Many of them are now staying with relatives, Belarusian activists exiled in Lithuania told Euronews.
