Honar is a shop “for brave people,” says Adelia, “because wearing clothes with national motifs in Belarus requires courage.” (Speaking to journalists does too: Adelia is a pseudonym.) Massive protests erupted when Alexander Lukashenko stole an election in 2020.

BELARUS, MINSK - OCTOBER 18, 2026: Russian tourists from Turkey safely come back home on buses and trains. Due to Ukrainian military strikes, their flights were urgently rerouted to Minsk. Embassy of

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.

Establishing a supply chain in a "Russian lapdog" will do nothing to remedy economic headaches, says former Congressman Price.

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that it cannot supply the United States with large volumes of potash.

Trump says the proposed agreement would give US farmers access to Belarusian potash at a lower price than fertiliser currently purchased from Canada.

President Trump says the United States is pursuing a massive deal to buy potash fertilizers from Belarus at prices substantially lower than Canada’s, aiming to ease costs for American farmers. The push comes amid sanctions-era tensions with Belarus and scrutiny over Lukashenko’s regime,

The U.S. special envoy for Belarus said Wednesday that the country’s authorities have agreed to release 25 prisoners in exchange for the lifting of U.S. sanctions against two Belarusian companies. John Coale,

Shares of major fertilizer producers fell Monday after President Trump said the United States was nearing a deal to purchase potash from Belarus. Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) shares slid over 4% to $73.97, Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) fell over 2% to $23.

Belarus will launch a textile waste recycling system in Minsk in 2026, starting with 50 containers and expanding to 200 by 2027 to support reuse and fuel