More than 20 years ago, leaders from Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on creating a union state, drawing the two former Soviet republics tightly together. Details, however, have never been agreed on by the two sides.
RFE/RL: For years, Lukashenko has held the Kremlin at arm’s length
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Saint Petersburg on July 13, 2021.
