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Belarus-Russia relations

EEU presidents urged to remove barriers within the EEU; Makei reaffirmed Belarus’ position in relations with Russia

September 30 – October 6

Russia and the parliamentary elections

September 23 – September 29

Belarus lacks information policy in relations with Russia

September 16 – September 22

Russo-Belarusian negotiations on terms of cooperation back to square one

September 9 – September 15

The integration plan with Russia initialled

September 2 – September 8

Still no approval from Denmark for Nord Stream-2 to cross its waters; Belarus’ NPP launch may be delayed

August 26 – September 1

Government has prepared an Integration Programme with Russia and sectoral roadmaps for the unification of framework conditions

August 19 – August 25

Belarus evaluates losses in the aftermath of Druzhba incident

August 12 – August 18

Russia and Belarus address secondary issues, amid pending agreements on cooperation terms

August 5 – August 11

US sanctions, Russian loan and Russian Ambassador Mezentsev’s viewpoint on the Russo-Belarusian agenda

July 29 – August 4

Transneft is likely to minimize and delay compensation payments

July 22 – July 28

Putin and Lukashenka rush neither the integration nor the terms of gas and oil supplies

July 15 – July 21

Russia reluctantly discusses the terms of oil and gas supplies and transit prior to the “deeper integration” agreement

July 8 – July 14

Belarus-Russia: a major integration is replaced with several small ones; the terms of oil and gas supplies yet have not been agreed

July 8 – July 14

Belarus gives full play to all instruments in negotiations with Russia on the terms of oil supply and transit

June 24 – June 30

The Union State and a tax maneuver

June 17 – June 23

Integration program and revision of the Union Treaty

June 10 – June 16

Belarus’ negotiating tactics with Russia may leave her without trade benefits

June 3 – June 9

Transneft’s recklessness has strengthened Belarus’ negotiating position

May 27 – June 2

Nobody wants to pay for contaminated oil; prime ministers have reached a 70% agreement

May 20 – May 26

Transneft promised compensation for losses from the “Friendship” pipeline accident; no progress on the tax manoeuvre compensation or loan talks

May 13 – May 19

Contamination of the Druzhba pipeline has strengthened Belarus’ negotiating position on the tax manoeuvre

May 6 – May 12

Moscow recalls Ambassador Babich; the situation with oil deliveries is far from being resolved

April 29 – May 5

Belarus has suspended the transit of Russian oil to Europe; EU consumers of Russian oil may reduce deliveries

April 22 – April 28

Minsk appears to be willing to replace Ambassador Babich; Russia plans to reduce oil supplies to Belarus

April 15 – April 21

Belarus has threatened Russia with the suspension of oil transit; negotiations on cooperation terms as of 2020 are futile

April 8 – April 14

Union State Unification Day failed to relax tension between Belarus and Russia

April 1 – April 7

День единения Союзного государства не снизил напряженность между Беларусью и Россией

April 1 – April 7

The authorities’ economic policy weakens Belarus’ positions in talks with Russia

March 25 – March 31

Belarusian and Russian foreign ministries have reconciled; Belarus stands up for her interests on bilateral, Union State and EEU frontlines

March 18 – March 24

Inter-ministerial aggravation over ambassador Babich

March 11 – March 17

Belarus aims to make ‘package deals’ when concluding agreements within the EEU

March 4 – March 10

The Belarusian president has set the framework for relations with Russia during a major press conference

February 25 – March 3

Belarus and Russia are attempting constructive steps towards each other

February 18 – February 24

The influence of political and business elites on bilateral relations will only grow

February 11 – February 17

Russia and Belarus are preparing to resume negotiations on the terms of cooperation

February 4 – February 10

Belarusian law enforcers lead an anti-corruption campaign in the interests of the Russian capital

January 28 – February 3