Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 123 citizens of various countries within the framework of agreements reached with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, and at his request.

Axar.az reports that this was stated by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

“Within the framework of agreements reached with U.S. President Donald Trump and at his request, this step was taken in connection with the lifting of illegal sanctions against the Belarusian potash sector. At the same time, due to the transition of the process of lifting other illegal sanctions against Belarus into a practical phase, a decision was made to pardon 123 citizens of various countries who had been convicted of crimes related to espionage, terrorism, and extremist activities,” the press service said.

It should be noted that, including decisions adopted by the Belarusian president at the end of November, the total number of pardoned individuals amounts to 156.