Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a step to make military-technical cooperation with Belarus more effective. Putin submitted a protocol envisaging amendments to the existing agreement between the two countries to the State Duma for ratification.
The protocol updates the agreement on the development of military-technical cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, signed on December 10, 2009. The protocol was signed by the parties in Moscow on December 23, 2025.
The text of the bill submitted to the Duma states that the main purpose of the protocol is to improve and simplify the procedures for conducting military-technical cooperation between Russia and Belarus.