Trump floats ‘massive’ fertilizer deal with Russian-allied Belarus

United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his administration is working on a "massive" deal to purchase potash, a key agricultural fertilizer, from Belarus. Trump stated via social media that the prospective fertilizer supplies from the Eastern European nation would cost far less than supplies currently obtained from Canada, thereby benefiting American farmers and ranchers.

The initiative marks a notable shift in U.S. foreign policy toward Minsk, signaling a warming diplomatic relationship with the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. This diplomatic outreach and potential economic agreement proceed despite Belarus's ongoing domestic repression of political dissidents and its alignment with Russia, including its support for the war in Ukraine.