Putin mentions Belarus during State-of-Nation address
Vladimir Putin / Reuters
President Putin says Russia will seek closer coordination of foreign policy and economy in the union state with Belarus.
Russia deems it is right to deepen interaction with Belarus in the framework of the Union State, President Vladimir Putin said during his annual State of the Nation address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on 20 February, reports tut.by.
According to Putin, Russia together with its partners in the Eurasian integration will continue to form common markets and strengthen external ties of the Eurasian Economic Union.