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Significance
With both countries facing isolation from the West, Russia and Belarus are seeking to move closer together. The contact mechanisms of the Union State of Russia and Belarus are being used to foster even deeper economic ties.
Impacts
As economic integration between the two countries becomes stronger, Western sanctions against Russia will be applied to Belarus.
The gradual elimination of customs borders between Belarus and Russia will attract Chinese investment in Belarus.
Russia will continue building new facilities to support the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus.
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