An American is one of three hostages released from Belarus, the White House has announced.
The identity of the hostage has not been released as the person wished to remain private, U.S. Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said.
"He's made bringing hostages home a top priority and people respect that," Boehler said of President Donald Trump.
Boehler did not reveal the nationalities of the other released detainees but said that one of them was a journalist.
The announcement comes just moments after President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for around 90 minutes on the phone on Wednesday, Fox News has learned.
Those discussions included the Russian leader agreeing to "immediately" begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
It also comes the day after Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, landed back in the U.S. on Tuesday.
FREED AMERICAN HOSTAGE MARC FOGEL LANDS IN US AFTER YEARS IN RUSSIAN CAPTIVITY
Fogel, a history teacher who was working at the Anglo-American School in Moscow, returned to the U.S. after his release from Russia following talks with the Trump administration. He was serving a 14-year sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for possession of drugs, which his family said was medically prescribed marijuana.
Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet Union, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe that is closely allied with Russia. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Last month, American Anastassia Nuhfer was released from a Belarus prison. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday announced the release and said that she had been "taken" under the Biden administration.
It wasn't clear why she was detained, but a former high-ranking Belarusian diplomat indicated that her detention was connected to the 2020 protests in Belarus. The exact nature of her involvement remains unclear.
Fox News understands today's release was the second part of a two-part deal, with Nuhfer's release being the first part.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko extended his more than three decades in power last month in what political commentators say were orchestrated elections.
