Russia, Belarus Agree on Economic Integration Pacts

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, signaled options to deepen ties concerning Russia and Belarus, a big step ahead in the Kremlin’s long-held target of exerting better impact over its smaller neighbor.

The two presidents mentioned Thursday that they satisfied in Moscow to concur upon a sequence of extra than two dozen agreements, such as the cost-free motion of goods and people, that will bind Belarus extra tightly to Russia.