"Naked pragmatism." Bulavko on the motives of the United States in the deal with Belarus on potash

US President Donald Trump said that Washington is working on a major deal to purchase potash fertilizers from Belarus. In the program “PRO ARMY” on the YouTube channel “SBTV” this news was commented by a member of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on national security Colonel Anatoly Bulavko, writes sb.by.

First of all, he stressed that Washington is driven by an absolutely sober calculation:

The Americans lifted sanctions on a number of our enterprises and, in particular, became very interested in Belarusian potash. Of course, this is not because they have a genuine love for us. In relations with Belarus, the United States is guided exclusively by bare pragmatism. Washington cannot break Canada. And now he is discussing a deal with Belarus. But I think the United States can easily play it back if it has another, more profitable option.

Speaking about this topic in a broader sense, the parliamentarian stressed that the West very often does not fulfill its obligations:

The most obvious example is the Baltic States. Remember, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, we were given reinforced concrete guarantees that the unimpeded transit of Belarusian cargo through the port of Klaipeda would be ensured. Everything was agreed and signed at the highest level. So what? Several years ago, Lithuania unilaterally blocked our transit. However, this does not mean that there should be no dialogue with the West. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is pursuing a very reasonable open policy. The head of state allows any agreements with anyone, but only if it benefits our country and the Belarusian people and does not create tension in relations with strategic allies. We will not spoil relations with Russia, the President told the Americans in an open text. And they seem to have heard our national leader.

See the project "PRO ARMY" on Fridays at 12:00 on the YouTube channel "SBTV" and the program is also available on the portal VIDEOBEL.BY.