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Lithuania, US discussing possible easing of restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 128 words
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What to know about Lithuania, US discussing possible easing of restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys stated that Lithuania is discussing the potential easing of restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers with the United States. However, he noted that EU-level sanctions remain in effect until February 2027 and there are currently no reasons to reconsider them.

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What happened

Lithuanian authorities are discussing with the United States the possibility of easing restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers, said the Baltic republic’s Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys.

Why it matters

"I can confirm that we are discussing this issue with the US, it’s on the agenda, and we are taking various considerations into account," he said on the country’s LRT radio.

Common ground

At the same time, the minister recalled that "sanctions against Belarus and potash fertilizers remain in effect until the end of February 2027," adding that "there are no ways, means, or reasons to reconsider anything at the EU level right now." On February…

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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys stated that Lithuania is discussing the potential easing of restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers with the United States. However, he noted that EU-level sanctions remain in effect until February 2027 and there are currently no reasons to reconsider them.

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Claim 1: “Lithuanian authorities are discussing with the United States the possibility of easing restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers”
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Three independent web search results (including RFE/RL and other news reports) confirm that US officials have proposed/asked Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine to lift sanctions/restrictions on Belarusian potash transit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarusian Americans, previously known as White Russian Americans, and sometimes as White Ruthenian Americans, are Americans who are of total or partial Belarusian ancestry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarusians (Belarusian: беларусы, romanized: biełarusy [bʲeɫaˈrusɨ]) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million pe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania
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Claim 2: “sanctions against Belarus and potash fertilizers remain in effect until the end of February 2027”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources: the EU Consilium explicitly states measures were extended until 28 February 2027, and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys is quoted stating there are no grounds to review sanctions until the end of February 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mutual relations between the Republic of Belarus and the European Union (EU) were initially established after the European Economic Community recognised Belarusian independence in 1991. After Alexande…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1990s, Belarus has been actively criticized by the United States, the European Union, the OSCE and the United Nations for human rights violations and electoral fraud. Various Belarusian offi…
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Claim 3: “On February 1, 2022, amid international sanctions against Minsk, the Lithuanian government annulled the agreement on the transit of Belarusian fertilizers”
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The specific detail that the Lithuanian government annulled the agreement on February 1, 2022, is only explicitly mentioned in the TASS report. Other provided sources discuss sanctions generally or other agreements, but do not independently confirm this specific date and action.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belarusian minority in Lithuania (Belarusian: Беларусы Літвы; Lithuanian: Lietuvos baltarusiai) is one of the ethnic minorities in Lithuania. The community is historically divided into two distin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belarusian People's Republic (BNR; Belarusian: Беларуская Народная Рэспубліка, romanized: Biełaruskaja Narodnaja Respublika, БНР), also known as the Belarusian Democratic Republic, was a state pro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarusians (Belarusian: беларусы, romanized: biełarusy [bʲeɫaˈrusɨ]) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusians
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