EU Sanctions Poised To Harm Belarus, Help Russia
udf.byBellarus's Belaruskali is the world's largest potash producer, accounting for about one-fifth of global potash supplies. (file photo) Fresh EU sanctions are intended to put Belarus's economic cash cows out to pasture, targeting some of the ostracized country's most important economic sectors and wealthiest and influential backers. But while the new measures are expected to hit Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government squarely in the pocketbook, in some cases there stands to be an unintended beneficiary — Russia.