Eismont states that Belarus released U.S. citizen Zenkovich at Washington’s request

U.S. citizen Yuri Zenkovich, who was convicted of attempting a coup in Belarus, was released upon the request of Washington. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing Belarusian Presidential Press Secretary Natalya Eismont, as noted by BELTA.

As it was previously reported, American lawyer and political analyst Yuri Zenkovich was sentenced in September 2022 to 11 years in prison for organizing a conspiracy aimed at seizing state power.