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Belarusian Potash Company (BPC)

Belarusian Potash Company (BPC)

State-linked trading/export entity

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Trump’s Belarus gambit: prisoners out, potash back in

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Potash marketing channel targeted to disrupt exports

A U.S. envoy went to Minsk to talk about prisoners—and walked out with both a promise and a delivery. After John Coale's December 2025 visit with Alexander Lukashenko, Treasury's OFAC published General License 13 on December 15, authorizing transactions with Belaruskali, Belarusian Potash Company, and Agrorozkvit—no expiration date. Belarus responded by freeing 123 political prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, the regime's most valuable hostages.

Updated Jan 11