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More than medicine: How a weight-loss drug helped US envoy free prisoners in Belarus

A casual chat about weight loss between a US envoy and Belarus's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, unexpectedly paved the way for releasing over 120 political prisoners. The personal exchange, involving a prescription drug, helped break the ice for crucial negotiations on sanctions relief and prisoner swaps, ultimately reuniting families and easing US restrictions on key Belarusian exports.

source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/more-than-medicine-how-a-weight-loss-drug-helped-us-envoy-free-prisoners-in-belarus/articleshow/126179028.cms

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