Putin has Denied Plans to Merge Russia and Belarus

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There are no grounds for the state Union of Russia and Belarus in 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg international economic forum. “In my deep conviction, we are still one people, but it so happened that we live in different countries. There is no basis today for the states' merger, and we have no such plans or goals”, he said. Putin also noted that much of the Treaty on the Union State has not yet been done. According to him, they discussed with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko whether Russia and Belarus can do something in the new conditions of today with what has not been done» or add new topical issues. In April, Bloomberg, citing sources close to the Kremlin, said the Kremlin’s increasing pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. According to the media, Putin is disappointed by the rhetoric of the Belarusian President and is worried about the possibility of Minsk withdrawal from the influence of Moscow. In March, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia had no intention to absorb his country. “Belarusians today want to be together with Russia, but to live in their apartment”, he said. RBC