Belarus amends its military doctrine, permitting the use of nuclear weapons, while Europe grows increasingly apprehensive over potential for wider war in Europe.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania sign an agreement to establish a Baltic defense zone on their eastern border with Russia and Belarus, reflecting growing security concerns.
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A recent Business Online (business-gazeta.ru) interview conducted by Vadim Bondar with Aleksandr Gronski provides insight as to the state of Russia's relations with Belarus. The two countries are supposedly more than allies, being members of an evolving Union State. This union is far from a union as can be seen in mundane things such as phone rates and train fares but also in