On July 16, 2026, the European Union's General Court dismissed the final legal challenge by Bulk Cargo Terminal, a Klaipėda-based Lithuanian port operator controlled by Igor Udovickij, against EU sanctions that ended the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers through Lithuania. The company sought to compel the EU Council to allow transit exemptions despite sanctions but lodged the appeal after the deadline. Lithuania stopped this transit on February 1, 2022, following EU sanctions on Belarus imposed due to Minsk's crackdown on opposition and support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Before sanctions, Belaruskali's Belarusian potash was transported by rail to Klaipėda port for over a decade under a contract expiring end of 2023.

On July 16, 2026, the European Union's General Court dismissed the final legal challenge by Bulk Cargo Terminal, a Klaipėda-based Lithuanian port operator controlled by Igor Udovickij, against EU sanctions that ended the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers through Lithuania. The company sought to compel the EU Council to allow transit exemptions despite sanctions but lodged the appeal after the deadline. Lithuania stopped this transit on February 1, 2022, following EU sanctions on Belarus imposed due to Minsk's crackdown on opposition and support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Before sanctions, Belaruskali's Belarusian potash was transported by rail to Klaipėda port for over a decade under a contract expiring end of 2023.