Expert: Belarus to develop response measures to West’s restrictions on potassium

The West is pursuing a unilateral policy of pressure and is taking measures to limit the entry of Belarusian potash into the international market, thus lobbying its own interests, regardless of other players in the political arena – as noted by political scientist Vadim Borovik in his talk with Alfa Radio

The expert stressed that the West has never been concerned about starving people in other countries.

“If the starving people had ever interested them, then there would never have been this colonial policy, the occupation of territories, the issuance of IMF loans with the condition of conducting socio-economic policies in these countries. In this case, they lobby their interests in an excellent way,” explained Vadim Borovik.

According to the political analyst, competitors took advantage of the 2020 situation in Belarus. The West began to seize markets where Russia and Belarus were previously present, “Yes, today we’re building more complex and expensive logistics for us, we are finding a way to sell our goods, giving serious discounts to our partners. Everyone uses this, even the closest, demanding discounts saying that no one will buy from Belarus except them, since our country has been sanctioned. However, this is not beneficial for us. The relevant UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and even the UN Secretary General said that sanctions against Belarus negatively affect food prices, not only potash fertilisers.”

Vadim Borovik also drew attention to the hypocrisy of Canada, the UK and the US, since in fact they are indifferent to the fate of other developing countries and peoples, “They throw humanitarian aid under the cameras because all this is PR. Where did they spend the money? They spend huge money to conduct military drills and then agree to increase the budget, taking into account the military history. The same situation is observed here: there is a lot of PR to show concern for fate, a lot of talk about the grain deal, that people are starving there, and that the grain needs to be supplied there. In fact, they don’t care about it. The grain will go to the EU and they will fill their grain bins.”

The expert underlined that the prices for nitrogen fertilisers mainly depend on the cost of gas, when the market fully affects the tariff for potash fertilisers, “Therefore, these are ordinary people in Europe, people in developing countries who pay. The Americans also think in vain that they can always make money on everything. I want to tell our American friends that any empire has a very great vulnerability: it has a need to maintain balance at all points in its zones of influence. Countries should understand that today they are being used as Europe and Ukraine in their own interests. We have already realised this and will develop mechanisms for response, including with regard to potassium. We will sell it, negotiate with our partners, build infrastructure and logistics, which is what we are doing with Russia. Now we need to keep our potash markets, stay and be present where we need to be. Our partners who buy potash from us should understand that it’s necessary to diversify suppliers. If you get involved today with Canada, e.g., they will take you by the throat and then suffocate you with prices. Therefore, you need to have alternative sources, including fertilisers.”