Belarus–Russia

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Belarus–Russia refers to the shared border area and bilateral relationship between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, encompassing close political, economic, and cultural ties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral relationship
international border
alsoKnownAs Belarus–Russia
surface form: Belarus–Russia relations

Belarus–Russian relations
Russian–Belarusian relations
Belarus–Russia
surface form: Russia–Belarus relations
borderLength approximately 1,239 km
borderType internal border within Union State framework
land border
continent Europe
country1 Belarus
country2 Russia
establishedInCurrentForm 1991
hasComponent Russia–Belarus border
surface form: Belarus–Russia border
hasCooperationArea defense
education
migration policy
trade
transport
hasCulturalTie shared Orthodox Christian tradition (majority populations)
shared Slavic cultural heritage
widespread use of Russian language in Belarus
hasDiplomaticMission Embassy of Belarus in Moscow
Embassy of Russia in Minsk
hasDisputeArea energy pricing disputes
oil and gas transit terms
hasEconomicIntegration common labor market within EAEU
customs cooperation
energy integration
hasEnergyTransitRole Belarus as transit route for Russian gas to Europe
Belarus as transit route for Russian oil to Europe
hasHighLevelBody Council of Ministers of the Union State
Supreme State Council of the Union State
hasHistoricalTie membership in Russian Empire
membership in Soviet Union
hasMilitaryAlliance Collective Security Treaty Organization
hasPoliticalAlliance Union State of Russia and Belarus
hasSecurityCooperation joint air defense system
joint military exercises
historicalPredecessor Soviet Union internal administrative boundary
mainExportFromBelarusToRussia food products
manufactured goods
mainExportFromRussiaToBelarus crude oil
natural gas
petroleum products
partOf Union State of Russia and Belarus
surface form: Belarus–Russia Union State
region Eastern Europe
sharesOrganization Collective Security Treaty Organization
Commonwealth of Independent States
Eurasian Economic Union
Union State of Russia and Belarus
surface form: Union State

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Polesia crossBorderRegion Belarus–Russia
Union State of Russia and Belarus precededBy Belarus–Russia
this entity surface form: Community of Belarus and Russia
Belarus–Russia alsoKnownAs Belarus–Russia
this entity surface form: Belarus–Russia relations
Belarus–Russia alsoKnownAs Belarus–Russia
this entity surface form: Russia–Belarus relations
Western Dvina River crossesBorderBetween Belarus–Russia
this entity surface form: Russia and Belarus