The Union State Treaty between Russia and Belarus (signed in April 1997) declares, in Chapter II, Section II, Articles 17-18, that border security falls into a group of key bilateral issues that must be solved jointly. In practice, this gives Russia control over Belarus’s external borders, also with Ukraine (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, December 8, 1999).
Belarus: Springboard or casus belli for Russian aggression against Ukraine?
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor6 Mins Read