Russia lifts all restrictions on movement of Belarusian citizens

17 марта 2022
All restrictions on the movement of citizens between Russia and Belarus are removed tonight. This was announced by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. He clarified that the initiative had been agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed with Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.

Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia:

“Freedom of movement is important for the development of trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation. It is especially relevant in the context of increasing restrictions by unfriendly countries.”

The Russian Prime Minister expressed confidence that strengthening integration in the Union State would be the best answer to the sanctions pressure against Russia and Belarus.