{"id":210285,"date":"2026-11-03T17:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210285\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:47:15","slug":"vilnius-rules-out-belarus-sanctions-review-without-policy-shift-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210285\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius rules out Belarus sanctions review without policy shift in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A review of sanctions against Belarus would be possible if Minsk changed its behavior, particularly its support for Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, but Vilnius has \u201cno illusions\u201d about this, Deividas Matulionis, national security advisor to the Lithuanian president, has told <em>\u017dini\u0173 Radijas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official said he was surprised by recent <em>Politico<\/em> report claiming that Washington continues to pressure Vilnius on Belarusian potash transit. There were some contacts several months ago and a discussion, but nothing has happened since then, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithuania maintains the position that the sanctions imposed in 2022 should remain in effect, <em>LRT<\/em> cited him as saying ahead of the European Union vote on extending sanctions against Minsk in February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington is not pressuring Vilnius to resume the transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers through the Port of Klaip\u0117da, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevi\u010dius said on October 30, after <em>Politico<\/em> reported that the Trump administration wanted Lithuania to open a Baltic Sea port to Belarusian potash exports despite the EU sanctions. He dismissed the report as \u201csome behind-the-scenes talk\u201d and an attempt to \u201ctest the waters\u201d and assess the reaction of EU countries, including Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU sanctions against Belarus are in force until February 2027, with the measures due for review during Lithuania\u2019s presidency of the EU Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/belaruskali-by.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Trump pressing Lithuania to lift potash transit ban on Belarus, Politico says<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 30, Pozirk. The Trump administration is pressing Lithuania to open a central Baltic Sea port to potash exports from Belarus, despite European sanctions, as the United States looks to reduce its reliance on Canada for the critical fertilizer ingredient &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/209761\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 3, Pozirk. A review of sanctions against Belarus would be possible if Minsk changed its behavior, particularly its support for Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, but Vilnius has \u201cno illusions\u201d about this, Deividas Matulionis, national security advisor to the Lithuanian president, has told \u017dini\u0173 Radijas. The official said he was surprised by recent Politico report [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":126555,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-210285","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vilnius rules out Belarus sanctions review without policy shift in Minsk | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 3, Pozirk. 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