Belarus lifts ban on export of petroleum products

Belarus suspended the export of petroleum products on 3 January to meet the demand from the domestic market after Russia halted oil supplies from 1 January.

Minsk and Moscow had failed to agree on the new terms for oil supplies in 2020.

The suspension on the export of petroleum products was effective for less than three weeks.

Mr Rybakou also said that Belarus will soon receive oil from alternative sources, adding that the contracts were almost ready. He declined to name the countries from which oil was to be supplied.