{"id":129886,"date":"2025-03-13T14:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129886\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"kyiv-files-lawsuit-to-seize-bielaruskalij-assets","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129886\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv files lawsuit to seize Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 13, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Ukrainian Justice Ministry has filed a lawsuit to sanction Belarus’ potash giant Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij and seize its assets, including railway cars and fertilizers, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian company \u201ccontributes to the conduct of the war against Ukraine through financial and economic relations” with Russian defense sector and Russia-appointed authorities of Ukraine’s breakaway regions on Donetsk and Luhansk, the message said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyiv also accuses Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij of organizing transportation, providing accommodations for displaced\u00a0\u00a0Ukrainian children and financing events aimed to boost Russia-sponsored narratives that deny Ukrainian people’s right to self-identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, Ukraine\u2019s Asset Recovery and Management Agency reported a successful sale of 61 railway cars of seized Belarusian potash fertilizers worth about $1.09 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proceeds will be used to buy military bonds among other things, it noted. The sales have been going on since mid-November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij\u00a0remains a key source of income for the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials and enjoys preferential treatment to export potash fertilizers, according to the European Court of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada sanctioned Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij in 2021 over allegations of human rights abuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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