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Belarus and Russia are strengthening their cooperation in geology, a topic that topped the agenda during a working meeting in Moscow held by Belarusian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Viktor Galanov, the ministry’s press service told BelTA. 

Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of fallen soldiers’ bodies on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border on 17 September, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Russia’s Yakutia plan to develop cooperation in tourism, shipments of food, machines, vehicles, and machinery, the press service of the Belarusian Economy Ministry told BelTA.

Belarus’ trade turnover with Russia’s Leningrad Oblast has doubled over the past five years, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi said at a meeting with Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is open to closer cooperation with the Interros and Nornickel companies, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

Oceanologists from Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), as part of a group of Russian researchers, have identified previously unknown mechanisms for the propagation of Rossby waves — flows of water in the ocean formed under the influence of the Earth’s rotation. The discovery will help improve forecasts of ocean processes and provide a better understanding of the formation of eddies and the interaction of currents with the seabed topography, according to the website of the university, a partner of TV BRICS.

In the first half of 2026, the number of foreign tourists visiting Russia increased by 20 per cent to 2.5 million. More than 22 per cent of foreign visitors were Chinese citizens. This was announced by Nikita Kondratiev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. His comments were published on the ministry’s website.

Belarus is meeting and even exceeding its commitments in developing cooperation with Russia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on 28 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has arrived in the Russian Federation on a working visit, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

Belarus considers it an honor to cooperate with Russia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on 25 August, BelTA has learned.