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Trump, Coale, and the "Belarus model" for dealing with Moscow

Journalist and writer Simon Shuster during an interview with Alyaksandr Lukashenka on July 25, 2025. Photo: president.gov.by
Journalist and writer Simon Shuster during an interview with Alyaksandr Lukashenka on July 25, 2025. Photo: president.gov.by

U.S. Presidential Special Envoy John Coale is proposing to exchange Russian political prisoners for the easing of U.S. sanctions, journalist Simon Shuster writes for The Atlantic. In this way, the path to economic deals between the U.S. and Russia opens even before the war in Ukraine ends.