Politics

The ‘vodka diplomacy’ in US-Belarus sanctions relief-for-prisoners negotiations

Ewan Jones
 25.12.2025, 15:05
The U.S. special envoy to Belarus John Coale and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. (Getty Images)
The U.S. special envoy to Belarus John Coale and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. (Getty Images)

The Trump administration reportedly offered to help Lukashenko lose weight.