Russia keeps up pressure on Belarus over potash arrest


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Sep 2013

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich listens during an interview with Reuters journalists in Moscow September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia piled the pressure on neighbour Belarus over the detention of the head of Russian potash maker Uralkali, saying on Thursday the arrest was not acceptable and signalling lower oil supplies.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich also told his Belarussian counterpart Vladimir Semashko that Moscow is not satisfied with the safety of some products from Belarus.

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