Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda reported the information.The release of the prisoners was announced during a meeting in Minsk between Belarus’s self-proclaimed president, Alexander Lukashenko, and U.S. presidential special envoy John Coale.“52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus today, leaving behind barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear. Among them, which is especially important to me, were 6 Lithuanians,” Nausėda wrote.At the same time, he emphasized that there are still more than a thousand political prisoners in Belarusian jails.No man left behind! 52 prisoners safely crossed the Lithuanian border from Belarus today, leaving behind barbed wire, barred windows and constant fear. Among them, which is especially important to me, were 6 Lithuanians. I am deeply grateful to the United States and personally to… pic.twitter.com/PiYJMVL9VP— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) September 11, 2025 Later, Lukashenko's press service clarified that among those released were 14 foreigners: six Lithuanians, two Poles, two Germans, and two Latvians, as well as two prisoners from France and the United Kingdom.“Among those pardoned are leaders and members of extremist and terrorist organizations, participants in mass riots, and representatives of extremist and destructive media outlets. All of them have left the territory of the Republic of Belarus today,” Lukashenko's spokeswoman said.On September 11, U.S. presidential special envoy John Coale arrived in Minsk with a delegation and met with the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. He stated that Washington is lifting sanctions on the airline Belavia.