️🇨🇦🇺🇸🇱🇹🇧🇾 Politico: The Trump administration is urging Lithuania to ease restrictions on Belarusian potash exports, with the goal of reopening the port of Kalypda to shipments of the fertilizer ingredient. According to reports, the US special envoy to Belarus, John Koala, has approached Lithuanian officials about lifting the restrictions.
Washington is seeking alternative supplies to reduce its dependence on Canadian potash and lower fertilizer costs for American farmers. However, lifting the EU-wide restrictions would require unanimous approval from all 27 member states, while Lithuania and other eastern European governments still oppose easing sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko's government.