While the Russia-Belarus integration treaty is generally seen as merely a bid by Boris Yeltsin to win over the Russian electorate in the run-up to the presidential election, it sparked massive demonstrations in Minsk, where nationalists fear it means ceding sovereignty to Russia. Some Russians are also displeased with the agreement, claiming Belarus will prove to be an expensive burden. […]
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