Belarus has seen a significant increase in exports to Ukraine and Russia in the first five months of 2021, with exports to Ukraine increasing 2.8 times to $10.4 million and total butter exports rising by 23.9% to 31.48 tons, valued at $148.7 million. Russia accounts for 86.2% of these exports, with a 10.6% increase to $128.6 million. This comes despite Ukraine's plans to ban imports from Belarus.