Originally Posted by
Beamr
Is Lukashenka turning his coat? Belarus is taking distance to Russia: TASS in Russia reports that Belarus has banned eg cars, locomotives, refridgerators, fuel elements and very extensive list of other goods from being exported to Eurasian Economic Union (which is very much a treaty in between Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia. The only country with which Belarus has any border is Russia).
Ban is valid for six months starting today.
In essence Russia can't expect much help from Belarus. I would be intreated to know what the country leaders of former Soviet states agreed in Samarkand behind Putins back...
But it includes this bit, which is a little more ambiguous....and might not be Belarus turning its coat.......?
Originally Posted by TASS
In accordance with the document, the temporary ban does not apply to goods accompanied by a certificate of origin of goods or an act of examination of the origin of goods confirming their Belarusian or Russian origin. Also, the ban will not apply to goods exported outside of Belarus under one-time licenses issued by the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade. Goods "moved between parts of the territory of the Russian Federation in transit through the territory of the Republic of Belarus", as well as goods "exported from the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation within the framework of the Union State, including in transit through the territories of other states" will not be banned for export. The Resolution of the Council of Ministers also defines several other conditions