Speculation that the merger of Russia and Belarus is just over the horizon has become so strident in recent weeks that top officials in both countries have made efforts to refute it.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Dec. 29, 2018.
