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January 22, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The European Union will \u201cvery likely\u201d extend its sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizers after February 28, ruling out any discussions on resuming transit, Lithuanian Foreign Minister K\u0119stutis Budrys has told \u017dini\u0173 Radijas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official responded to a remark by Lithuanian MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, who suggested resuming fertilizer transit via Lithuania in exchange for the possibility of transporting Ukrainian cargoes to the port of Klaip\u0117da through Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The context is very important here – my immediate question would be when and under what conditions,” LRT <\/em>quoted Budrys as saying. ” Now the Ukrainian-Belarusian border is sealed completely. . . so we are probably talking about the conditions after the peace agreement and when there are no sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor now, this is not possible, at least from a legal point of view, because EU sanctions remain in force, and discussions on their extension are currently underway,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus\u0117da said his country is firmly opposed to resuming the transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers. The politician ruled out allowing the transit even if the US deploys an additional military force in the country, or for generating additional profit to boost defenses, citing a value-based approach to politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania banned the transit of Belarusian fertilizers in early 2022 in line with US sanctions, while the European Union adopted similar restrictions later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington announced that it will be lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizers following the meeting between Aleksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and John Coale, US special envoy to Belarus, in Minsk in mid-December. The negotiations resulted in the release of 123 designated political prisoners, including prominent opposition figures and politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the US Treasury published the\u00a0general license<\/a>\u00a0authorizing transactions involving the Belarusian Potash Company, potash giant Bie\u0142aruskalij and its subsidiary Agrorozkvit LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cichano\u016dskaja in Davos calls on EU to link lifting of sanctions to changes in Belarus<\/h3>\n
January 21, Pozirk. The European Union sanctions should be lifted only in exchange for deeper political transformation in Belarus, beyond the release of political prisoners, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said at a World Economic Forum (WEF) discussion in Davos, …<\/div>\n \n