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Belarus Blasts Russia Over New Border Controls
« on: February 02, 2017, 03:18:27 pm »
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Belarus Blasts Russia Over New Border Controls


There have been no border controls between Belarus and Russia since the 1990s, when the two countries established a "union state."

Belarus is lashing out at Moscow after Russia said it had established a security zone on the border between the closely linked neighbors.

In remarks published on February 2, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Vanshyna said the Russian move "contradicts a large number of bilateral agreements on the basic principle of transparency of the border between Belarus and Russia."

It came a day after the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that a "full-fledged border-protection regime" was established following Belarus's announcement last month that it was abolishing visas for short-term visitors from some 80 countries, including the United States and European Union members.

Continued: http://www.rferl.org/a/nelarus-blasts-russia-border-controls/28275429.html

I thought the countries were fairly friendly with each other, this is interesting.