Belarus Dependent on Russia as Economy Worsens: Opposition

Belarus is growing increasingly dependent on Russia to shore up its economy as the current-account deficit soars and a possible devaluation looms, an opposition candidate in last year’s presidential election said.

“Debts are piling up quickly; they’re just not sustainable,” Yaroslav Romanchuk said in an interview in Warsaw yesterday. “And at the moment, Russia is the only country that is bailing Belarus out.”