NEW REPORT: The Kremlin is in the endgame of a decades-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, which will permanently augment Russia’s military and economic capabilities to pursue its revanchist geopolitical objectives against the United States and NATO. (🧵1/5)

Friday saw talks held between U.S. envoy John Coale (john coale) and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko. President Donald Trump (President Donald J. Trump) tasked Coale with negotiating the release of political prisoners in Belarus. According to unofficial reports, there could be

Just crossed border from Belarus into Lithuania- POTUS ( Trump) john coale and State Dept got 123 political prisoners out and I interviewed Pres Lukashenko

Dear Donald J. Trump and john coale, Thank you for your efforts that contributed to the release of 123 political prisoners today in Belarus. Greta Van Susteren Steven Cheung Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 Karoline Leavitt Secretary Marco Rubio

Progress on Belarusian #PoliticalPrisoners has clear roots: international voices #NobelPrizeLaureates and coordinated pressure from key governments, breaking the deadlock How it unfolded: belarusforum.org/en/news/appeal… Thank you to everyone involved - the work continues #FreeThemAll

Anatol Kotau was key in launching the release process for Belarusian #PoliticalPrisoners. His diplomatic work made many decisions and actions possible. 4 months of silence Help find & free him before it’s too late #HelpFindKotau #FreeKotau #SaveHisLife x.com/AllianceBelaru…

Four months ago, Belarus dissident Anatol Kotau flew from Warsaw to Turkey. His whereabouts remain unknown. We urge Department of State, john coale Secretary Marco Rubio, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Poland Donald Tusk Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 and Europol to act to locate him. reuters.com/world/wife-mis…

⚡️A wonderful - and perfectly timely - initiative. Just as the 🇮🇷 emoji is being updated, Belarusians have long hoped for the same opportunity - to include the Belarusian national flag (white-red-white) ◻️🟥◻️among the emoji options. A small step for the platform Nikita Bier

Six months ago, on August 21, 2025, Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau disappeared without a trace in Turkey His wife is asking the President Donald J. Trump special envoy to Belarus, @JohnPCoale to find him. Department of State Greta Van Susteren Gram Slattery JD Vance Reuters: reuters.com/world/wife-mis…

#AnatolKotau - 6 months of silence No access, no answers, no trace. Help find and free him - before it’s too late. #HelpFindKotau #FreeKotau #SaveHisLife #Kotau President Donald J. Trump Secretary Marco Rubio Gram Slattery JD Vance Department of State john coale Greta Van Susteren Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Donald Tusk Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 Europol