BRUSSELS (Reuters) -An EU staff member named Mikalai Khilo was among the 52 people released in Belarus, EU president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, also thanking U.S. President Donald Trump for his support. “The release of political prisoners in Belarus is welcome news. I’m glad our colleague Mikalai Khilo is among those freed. […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -An EU staff member named Mikalai Khilo was among the 52 people released in Belarus, EU president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, also thanking U.S. President Donald Trump for his support.
“The release of political prisoners in Belarus is welcome news. I’m glad our colleague Mikalai Khilo is among those freed. Mikalai safely arrived at our Representation in Vilnius,” von der Leyen said.
“It is a big relief. I share the joy of his family and friends,” foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas had said earlier on X.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Alex Richardson)