Lithuania’s State Security Department has warned that proposals to resume the transit of Belarusian fertilisers through the port of Klaipėda would effectively circumvent European Union sanctions without reducing security threats posed by Minsk.
“This would bypass sanctions, but not the threats,” State Security Department director Remigijus Bridikis said on Tuesday. “The regime is what it was, and it has not changed.”
Bridikis said the Belarusian authorities continued to pursue the same policies, citing repression against citizens, the use of migration pressure against neighbouring states and close military and security cooperation with Russia.
His comments follow remarks by Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, who confirmed that Lithuania is discussing the issue with the United States.
“I can confirm that we are talking to the US on this topic,” Budrys said on Monday. “However, sanctions on Belarus and potash fertilisers remain in force until the end of February 2027, and there are currently no ways, means or reasons to review anything at EU level.”
