{"id":78492,"date":"2024-04-09T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/78492\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"russia-keeps-absorbing-belarus-economy-expert","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/78492\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia keeps absorbing Belarus&#8217; economy \u2013 expert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The absorption of the Belarusian economy by Russia remains the biggest strategic threat for Belarus, D\u017amitryj Kruk, senior researcher at the BEROC think tank, has told participants of the 3rd Belarusian Business Forum in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past few years, Belarus redirected its trade to Russia, whose share rose from 45 percent to 65 percent, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the use of Russian logistics and transportation infrastructure enables Moscow to control up to 90 percent of Belarusian exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kruk also identified Russian dominance in energy and monetary and fiscal sectors as additional risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/krokodil_1128_pexels-com_ray-bilcliff.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Kremlin tightens deadly grip on Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and Russian President Vladimir Putin seem to enjoy the best spell in their relationship. 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Over the past few years, Belarus redirected its trade to Russia, whose share rose from 45 percent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-78492","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russia keeps absorbing Belarus&#039; economy \u2013 expert | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 9, Pozirk. 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