Trump claims massive Belarus potash deal; Lukashenko denies available supplies

President Trump announced on 2026-09-21 that the US was negotiating a "massive" potash deal with Belarus at prices substantially below Canadian supplies, signaling warming US-Belarus relations. However, by 2026-09-21, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko contradicted Trump by stating Belarus had no available potash volumes to ship; by 2026-09-22, Lithuania signaled it would keep its ports closed to Belarusian potash shipments despite the proposed deal.

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President Trump pursues Belarus potash deal to replace Canada

kite:worldother8d ago kagi ↗

President Trump said Sept. 21 that the United States is working on a “massive” deal to buy potash from Belarus at a price substantially below what the United States pays Canada, which supplies most U.S. potash imports. Trump did not disclose the proposed volume, value, delivery schedule or whether Belarus had formally agreed to the arrangement [theguardian.com#1][theglobeandmail.com#1][thenews.com

KYIV INDEPENDENT: US preparing 'massive' potash deal with Belarus, Trump says https:// kyivindependent.com/us-prepari ng-massive-potash-deal-with-belarus-trump-says/ Trump said that the deal would be

mastodon:mstdn-socialother8d ago kagi ↗

KYIV INDEPENDENT: US preparing 'massive' potash deal with Belarus, Trump says https:// kyivindependent.com/us-prepari ng-massive-potash-deal-with-belarus-trump-says/ Trump said that the deal would be more advantageous than buying the fertilizer from Canada. # Ukraine

Trump's got such a hard-on for # canada he's willing to screw # ukraine - which is pretty on brand. "US President Donald Trump said Washington was working on a "massive" deal to buy fertilizer from Be

mastodon:mstdn-socialother8d ago kagi ↗

Trump's got such a hard-on for # canada he's willing to screw # ukraine - which is pretty on brand. "US President Donald Trump said Washington was working on a "massive" deal to buy fertilizer from Belarus, despite Minsk's repression of dissidents and support for Russia's war in Ukraine." https://www. euronews.com/2026/09/21/trump- promotes-massive-belarus-potash-deal-to-undercut-canada

Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer

rss:thehillus_mainstream8d ago wire ×23 kagi ↗

Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada. “Even if we wanted to supply...

Trump Belarus Potash Deal: What You Need to Know - Nasty Canada

stream:bsky-jetstreamother7d ago kagi ↗

Trump posted a “massive” Belarus potash deal, cheaper than Canada. Same day, Lukashenko said the West can’t have it: “It’s all under contract.” The map does the rest: nastycanada.org/2026/09/22/t... Trump Belarus Potash Deal Collides With Geography | Unruly North

Putin Tells Trump Nyet... Lukashenko said that Belarus has no available volumes of potash fertilizer that could be shipped to the US. The comment came after Trump announced that he was working on a "m

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Putin Tells Trump Nyet... Lukashenko said that Belarus has no available volumes of potash fertilizer that could be shipped to the US. The comment came after Trump announced that he was working on a "massive deal" to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer at a significant discount amid the trade war with Canada. This deal runs counter to the interests of both China and Russia, so Putin told Lukashen

Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer Lukashenko says Belarus has no available potash to ship to the United States, contradicting Trump’s claim of a massive discou

mastodon:mstdn-socialother6d ago kagi ↗

Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer Lukashenko says Belarus has no available potash to ship to the United States, contradicting Trump’s claim of a massive discounted deal with Minsk. https:// thehill.com/policy/internation al/6102469-trump-lukashenko-potash-deal-clash/