Putin wants to get more power over Belarus and has already found a tool for that - isw

Analysts said that, according to the Kremlin head, Russian and Belarusian officials performed 74% of 28 of the Union State programs. Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on increasing economic control for Belarus. Analysts from the American Institute for War Study (ISW) have stated this. The report of April 6 states that Putin and Lukashenko discussed the issues of security, culture and economy during a meeting of the Higher State Council of the Union State.

Thus, Putin said that Russian and Belarusian officials have performed 74% of 28 programs of the Union State. In addition, he noted the creation of a common system of indirect taxes, measures to form general standards for industrial enterprises of the two countries, as well as efforts to unify Belarusian and Russian trade legislation. Analysts noted that both Putin and Lukashenko agreed that they need to focus on "import substitution" to soften the consequences of the sanctions of the event.

The process of creating a common oil and gas market is ongoing, and work is being done to create a single electricity market. "The Kremlin is likely to promote long-standing efforts to integrate elements of the Belarusian defense-industrial complex. Also, countries are likely to use the efforts of the Union State to economic integration to strengthen its current measures to evade sanctions," the report reads.

Yes, Putin and Lukashenko stated that Russian and Belarusian officials began work on the concept of the security of the Union State, but did not inform the details that they would contain a joint document about it. Earlier it was reported that Russia and Belarus will continue close cooperation in the military sphere and will create a single air defense system. Russian President Vladimir Putin and RB leader Alexander Lukashenko agreed during a meeting in Moscow.