{"id":169841,"date":"2025-12-28T22:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169841\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-russia-trade-to-exceed-60-billion-this-year-envoy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169841\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus-Russia trade to exceed $60 billion this year \u2013 envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 28, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Alaksandar Raho\u017enik stated that the outgoing year was a record one for Belarusian trade with Russia, which he expects to exceed $60 billion, according to the Belarusian embassy&#8217;s Telegram post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade seemed unaffected by the difficulties that are arising in connection with the cooling of the Russian economy, the diplomat noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk is successfully coping with Western sanctions, he added. \u201cToday, we are practically not feeling their effects; all issues have been resolved. There were some logistical problems at first, but with Russia\u2019s support in exporting our products, we are no longer experiencing difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade between Belarus and Russia grew by 1.8 percent in January-October 2025, with trade in services up by 17 percent, according to D\u017amitry Krutoj, the head of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade between Belarus and Russia reached a record $57.6 billion last year, up 7.4 percent from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lvovski_Lev_Berlin_POZ_1128_20240617-1661.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Expert: Minsk unlikely to relax economic control despite slow growth<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 28, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities counted on Russian and domestic demand to boost GDP in 2025, but may have resigned themselves to stalled growth, Le\u016d Lvo\u016dski of the BEROC think tank told Pozirk. The government projected a 4.1-percent GDP growth &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/169802\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 28, Pozirk. Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Alaksandar Raho\u017enik stated that the outgoing year was a record one for Belarusian trade with Russia, which he expects to exceed $60 billion, according to the Belarusian embassy&#8217;s Telegram post. 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