Belarusian-American political strategist Vitali Shkliarov has left Belarus days after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded his "full release and immediate departure" in a phone call with Alyaksandr Lukashenka. https://t.co/AIbecqQiId
— Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (@RFERL) October 28, 2020
Breaking: Vitali Shkliarov, US-Belarus dual citizen who was jailed in Minsk, is allowed to leave Belarus temporarily to see his family and recover from bout with Covid, Shkliarov's lawyer confirms to me. His release comes after Pompeo pressed Lukashenko in Saturday phone call. https://t.co/HRMobKhkcs
— Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) October 27, 2020
The former Bernie Sanders campaign staffer who was jailed in Belarus has been allowed to leave the country https://t.co/DH7CyE8Pqp
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 27, 2020
Those top images of Shkliarov, which are the first we’ve seen of him since Belarusian authorities detained him, are screengrabbed from state TV footage of Lukashenko’s bizarre meeting with prisoners today. This edited clip was shared by @Belsat_TV. pic.twitter.com/PBddAVtDk3
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) October 10, 2020
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