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| Kerimov meets with President Lukashenko in March 2013. YouTube screenshot. |
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Sunday, 8 September 2013
Presidents, Oligarchs and Potash: Russia’s Trade War With Belarus · Global Voices
Presidents, Oligarchs and Potash: Russia’s Trade War With Belarus · Global Voices:
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At first glance, there are no truer friends than Russia and Belarus. The two states are united by a common history and have strong ethnic and linguistic links. Russia has long subsidized her neighbor with cheap oil and gas, which has kept Belarus’ Soviet-era manufacturing industry from keeling over. For Russia's Vladimir Putin, Belarus is a key linchpin in a new “Customs Union“, a geopolitical block he hopes can become a major, Russian-led, international force."
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