UNITED NATIONS — The Belarusian president, whose iron-fisted rule earned him the nickname of “Europe’s Last Dictator,” wants to fool President Donald Trump with gestures like prisoner releases, the exiled leader of Belarus’ opposition told The Associated Press on Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Trump warmed U.S. relations with President Alexander Lukashenko this month by easing sanctions in exchange for the three-decade president’s release of some political prisoners. The deal allows Belarus to repair and buy parts for its Boeing aircraft and other planes.

Trump praised the two leaders’ personal relationship, reporting a “wonderful talk” with Lukashenko, thanking him and saying he looked forward to another meeting with the man whom much of the Western world large

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