US Wants Ukraine to Help Ease Restrictions on Belarus Potash, Bloomberg ...
The request comes as Washington has already eased some Belarus sanctions in exchange for the release of several hundred political prisoners.
- Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the United States is pressuring Ukraine to lobby European partners to ease potash restrictions on Belarus, aiming to reduce Minsk's economic dependence on the Kremlin.
- Since September 2025, the Trump administration has softened U.S. sanctions on Belarus in four rounds, each tied to political prisoner releases, hoping resuming potash exports will reduce the regime's reliance on Russia.
- Before 2022, potash trade brought Belarus around $3 billion annually through Lithuania's Klaipėda port on the Baltic Sea; Lithuania remains resistant, with President Gitanas Naus confirming support for extending sanctions next year.
- Without European Union approval, Belarusian potash cannot access Baltic shipping routes, forcing reliance on expensive Russian ports; the U.S. may explore alternatives such as transshipment through the Ukrainian port of Odesa.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently warned that Belarus could again serve as a staging ground for renewed attacks on Ukraine, as Belpol reports that past sanctions relief funded Belarusian factories producing military equipment for Russia.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Washington believes this could contribute to a gradual reduction in Minsk's dependence on Moscow. The United States has proposed that Ukraine discuss with the European Union the possible easing of sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizer exports, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing a Bloomberg report. Read also: Ukraine imposes sanctions against Lukashenko The United States raises the issue of sanctions against Belarusian potash Bloomberg reports,…
The US calls on Ukraine to ease the restrictions.
US presses Ukraine to ease Belarus sanctions—and lobby Europe to follow
The United States is pressing Ukraine to ease restrictions on Belarusian potash imports and to lobby European governments to do the same, Bloomberg reported on 20 May, citing people familiar with the discussions. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. The request lands three months after Kyiv expanded its own sanctions on Aliaksandr Lukashenka and his inner circle over Belarus's role hosting Russian Shahed drone…
US wants Ukraine to help ease restrictions on Belarusian fertilizers – media
The United States is pressuring Ukraine to loosen restrictions on the import of potash fertilizers from Belarus and has asked Kyiv to persuade European countries to do the same, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 86% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
