US Wants Ukraine to Help Ease Restrictions on Belarus Potash (1)

The US is pushing Ukraine to ease restrictions on imports of potash fertilizers from Belarus and has asked Kyiv to make the case with European nations to do so as well, according to people familiar with the matter.

Potash, the soil nutrient which is used to improve crop yields, was a major source of foreign-currency revenue for Belarus before western sanctions imposed over political repression and for aiding Moscow’s war against Ukraine stifled exports.

Washington has argued that dropping restrictions could help put some distance between Belarus and Russia and improve relations with Minsk, said the people, who spoke on ...