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Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has proposed an unconventional idea for how to use revenues from the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers, should Vilnius ultimately be forced to resume it.
“If we were, so to speak, ‘forced’ to make such a choice, then it would be necessary to hold a discussion. And if we are to discuss it, we need to have options,” LRT quoted him as saying, citing BNS.
“The Port of Klaipėda is the most favourable for exports, and here we return to the issue of 300 million. Why not direct these 300 million to Ukraine as additional support? In this way, we would be killing two birds with one stone. But for now, this is only an interpretation,” he added.
As a reminder, the United States recently suspended sanctions against Belarus’s potash industry. The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a licence allowing transactions with Belaruskali, the Belarusian Potash Company and their subsidiaries.
At the same time, the European Union has not lifted its sanctions on Belarusian potash, and its transit through the EU remains banned. Nevertheless, the US decision has sparked debate about a possible resumption of transit through Lithuania.