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Statement from U.S. Embassy Minsk Chargé d’Affaires Peter Kaufman [1]

['U.S. Mission Belarus']

Date: 2024-09-20 05:55:50+00:00

I resolutely condemn the Belarusian regime’s reprehensible depiction of a detained U.S. citizen on state media for propaganda purposes and refute the baseless claims made in the program. The regime’s history of using coercive tactics to produce content like this strongly calls into question the voluntary nature of the U.S. citizen’s participation.

The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas, and we will continue to advocate for the improved welfare of this detained American. I reiterate the U.S. government’s long-standing advice that U.S. citizens should not travel to Belarus and those in Belarus should depart immediately.

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