Russia and Belarus: The “Post-Soviet” Interaction Model Is Exhausting Itself

... reasons. During the Soviet era, Belarus emerged as an “assembly floor” with good infrastructure and developed industry. The Union State, which opened access to the Russian market and ensured cheap energy sources, made it possible to preserve and ... ... trade turnover of Belarus with all the EAEU countries was $36.5 billion at year-end 2018, while its trade turnover with the European Union was $17.3 billion (24.2 percent of the state’s total trade turnover). At the same time, Belarus sells mostly ...