President Trump said he spoke to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his way to the summit in Alaska to thank him for recently releasing prisoners. "The purpose of the call was to thank him for the release of 16 prisoners,

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - US President Donald Trump spoke with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko – a close ally of Vladimir Putin – by telephone on Aug 15, hours ahead of the US and Russian leaders’ summit in Alaska.