Such a move could help cut dependence on Western financial infrastructure, Izvestia reports The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is interested in setting up a common payment system with BRICS nations, the newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday. The Russia-led free trade bloc aims to cut reliance on the Western monetary system.

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Ukraine’s consulate in the border city of Brest is set to be closed amid spying accusations Ukraine’s diplomatic presence in Belarus will be reduced from two dozen to just five people in the embassy, with the consulate in the Polish border city of Brest set to close in order to prevent “unfriendly actions,” Minsk announced…