In the long arc of American trade policy, alliances have always carried a price — and sometimes, that price is measured in moral currency. President Trump's announcement of a 'massive' potash deal with Belarus, a nation governed by a man the West has spent years sanctioning, marks a deliberate turn away from Canada and toward Russia's closest European ally, framed not as geopolitics but as a bargain for farmers. The move arrives as the US quietly lifts sanctions on Belarusian companies, suggesting that commerce and diplomacy are once again being woven into a single, complicated thread.
Trump pivots to Belarus potash amid Canada trade war, courting Russia ally
Hundreds of political prisoners remain detained in Belarus following suppression of 2020 reelection protests under President Lukashenko.