Belarus opposition leader vanishes after refusing deportation in a US-brokered prisoner release
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FILE - Veteran Belarusian opposition activist Mikalai Statkevich is seen at a protest in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 8, 2017. (AP Photo, File)FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds a photo of fellow opposition figure Mikalai Statkevich as she speaks at the Sakharov Prize ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels, Dec. 16, 2020. (John Thys/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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FILE - Veteran Belarusian opposition activist Mikalai Statkevich is seen at a protest in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 8, 2017. (AP Photo, File)