U.S. Begins Shipping Oil To Belarus As Ties With Minsk Improve

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

RFE: Pompeo Says U.S. Begins Shipping Oil To Belarus As Ties With Minsk Improve

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the first shipment of U.S. crude oil to Belarus will depart this week.

It is the latest step in warming relations and expanding trade ties between the two countries and comes as negotiations between Belarus and Russia over the price and supply of oil became contentious.

Pompeo said on May 15 that the deal strengthens Belarusian sovereignty and independence and “demonstrates that the United States is ready to deliver trade opportunities for American companies interested in entering the Belarusian market.”

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