All trends
Belarus-Russia relations
The Russia-Belarus showdown over Anna Bogacheva
October 14 – October 20
Integration roadmaps and their prospects
October 7 – October 13
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