#Sanctions: UN humanitarian diplomacy aims to convince the EU to exempt Belarusian fertilizer exports. Lithuania and Poland are against any easing of restrictions on the export of Belarusian potash to not help Lukashenko. The sanctions were applied after⤵️
the Ryanair hijacking in 2021. Lukashenko's facilitation of the Russian war against Ukraine has reduced exports to the West. Belarus currently transports potash from Russia's St Petersburg and Murmansk airports. The potash producer (Belaruskali) is a⤵️
major source of income for the Lukashenko regime. The US shares the concern that sanctions on Belarus could have aggravating effects on food security. Canada has already taken the top spot as a world share of exports, planning to expand production capacity.⤵️
The UN restores to the same argument as in the case of the exemption of agri-food and fertilizers of Russian origin (banking transfer, transport, insurance, port access). There is a strong view that waiving Belarus from sanctions will help Lukashenko more⤵️
than improve food security. However, the EU is aware of the fact that Russian propaganda is connecting sanctions with the scarcity or inflation on the agrifood and fertilizers market. Such narratives are especially effective in the Global South.
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