{"id":132586,"date":"2025-04-02T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132586\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-putin-play-up-their-alliance-cichanouskaja-says-belarusians-do-not-need-it","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132586\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka, Putin play up their alliance, Cichano\u016dskaja says Belarusians do not need it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 2, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and Russian President Vladimir Putin have issued upbeat statements today as Minsk and Moscow to mark the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The common educational, informational, cultural space allows every citizen of Belarus and Russia to feel a part “our common Fatherland,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said on the 28th anniversary of a treaty that initiated the integration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk and Moscow are \u201cbuilding their future together,\u201d relying on \u201cmutual trust and support,\u201d the Belarusian ruler’s press office said in an official message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja criticized her country\u2019s strong ties with Russia, noting that her country does not need unions, which cause deaths and the erosion of national identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe \u0141uka\u0161enka regime has isolated Belarus from the world \u2013 clinging to Moscow as its last lifeline. Every step toward Putin is a step toward erasing our sovereignty,\u201d she stressed on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Union State treaty between Belarus and Russia entered into force in January 2000 after ratification by the parliaments of the two countries. The deal is of unlimited duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Russia launched an upgrade of the Union State to bind the two countries together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2021, Minsk and Moscow signed 28 Union State programs focusing on macroeconomic, industrial and agricultural policies, tax and customs harmonization and a common energy market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, \u0141uka\u0161enka and Putin approved a security deal that consolidated Belarus as Russia\u2019s protectorate. Moscow is committed to defend the Union State with \u201call available forces and means,\u201d including Russian tactical nuclear weapons ostensibly stationed in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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