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February 4, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The \u20ac12 billion arbitration lawsuit filed by the Belarusian state-run potash giant Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij against Lithuania over suspended fertilizer transit is a political pressure tool, said Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vilnius considers its position to be correct and will not react to the lawsuit, but rather prove its case in the arbitration court, diena.lt <\/em>said, citing the politician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, media reported that the Hasenberg transport company, owned by Lithuanian national Igor Udovitsky through Latvia\u2019s Fortis Asset Management, seeks \u20ac15 billion in damages from Lithuania over its ban on Belarusian potash transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Swiss-based Hasenberg holds a 65-percent stake in Klaip\u0117da\u2019s Biri\u0173 Krovini\u0173 Terminalas (BKT), in which the Belarusian potash giant Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij holds 30 percent and Udovitsky personally, 5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij has been under the EU sanctions since 2021 over allegations of human rights abuses. Its former CEO Ivan Ha\u0142avaty was also sanctioned for his links to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his family members as well as alleged involvement in politically-motivated reprisals at the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months ago, the European Court of Justice rejected appeals from Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij, Ha\u0142avaty and the Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) against EU sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij remains a key source of income for the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime and enjoys preferential treatment to export potash fertilizers, according to the ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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