{"id":128821,"date":"2025-03-06T13:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/128821\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-may-seek-potash-for-sanctions-relief-deal-with-trump-politician","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/128821\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka may seek potash-for-sanctions-relief deal with Trump \u2013 politician"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 6, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka may have asked Washington to lift sanctions on Belarus in exchange for potash fertilizer supplies, opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka suggested on YouTube, commenting the 25-percent tariffs on products entering the US from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada&#8217;s Nutrien ranks among the largest potash fertilizer producers and determines global pricing policies, \u0141atu\u0161ka noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s hypothetical offer may demonstrate his support to US President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration in the trade war with Canada, \u0141atu\u0161ka noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the US imposed sanctions on Belarus\u2019 potash giant Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij in 2021 over allegations of human rights abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state-run company remains a key source of income for the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime, according to a ruling from the European Court of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/masliak_minprirody_sb_by.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Officials discuss rare earths exploration on \u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s command<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 5, Pozirk. Nature officials in Belarus have brainstormed ideas for finding rare earths after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection to address the issue. Minister Siarhiej Ma\u015blak said: &quot;We associate certain prospects for identifying &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/128784\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 6, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka may have asked Washington to lift sanctions on Belarus in exchange for potash fertilizer supplies, opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka suggested on YouTube, commenting the 25-percent tariffs on products entering the US from Canada. Canada&#8217;s Nutrien ranks among the largest potash fertilizer producers and determines global pricing policies, \u0141atu\u0161ka noted. \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":89266,"template":"","rubric":[17,14],"class_list":["post-128821","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka may seek potash-for-sanctions-relief deal with Trump \u2013 politician | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 6, Pozirk. 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