Trump says Polish, Moldovan prisoners released from Belarusian, Russian detention

May 10 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President ​Donald ​Trump on Sunday posted on social media ‌that three Polish and two Moldovan ⁠prisoners had been released from ‌Belarusian and Russian detention.

In ‌a post on Truth Social, Trump credited special envoy John ​Coale for the release, and thanked Belarusian President ⁠Aleksandr Lukashenko for his "cooperation and friendship."

Trump also referred ​to the release of Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist Andrzej ​Poczobut from a ‌Belarusian prison.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Poczobut's ⁠release, which was part of a prisoner swap, on April 28.

Lukashenko, ⁠an ally of Russian President Vladimir ​Putin, has released hundreds of prisoners in the past two years. That ‌process has accelerated during Trump's second term. The ‌U.S. has in return begun ⁠removing sanctions ‌against Belarus.

(Reporting ​by Costas Pitas and Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Sergio ‌Non)

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