Alexander Lukashenko (Photo: EPA)

US President Donald Trump says he had a "great conversation" with the dictator of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. About this he said wrote in its social network Truth Social.

According to Trump, during the call, he thanked Lukashenko for the release of 16 prisoners and discussed the possibility of releasing another 1,300 people.

They also discussed a number of other topics, including the visit of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to Alaska on August 15.

Trump also noted that he was "looking forward" to a future meeting with Lukashenko and thanked him for his attention to the issue.

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on September 23, 2020, Lukashenka held his inauguration ceremony in secret. After that, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada refused to recognize the legitimacy of Lukashenka's presidential mandate.