Supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
1As a result the union state is now heading for break-up.
2Putin has pushed hard to make the union state more of a political and economic reality.
3There are now four capital cities, four administrations and four legislatures in the once monolithic union state.
4But one thing is clear: the union state is not a unitary state, still less an English state.
5Belarus and Russia are close allies and members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and, on paper, part of a union state.
6And African Union states have backed a non-binding proposal for mass withdrawal.
7Iowa, a Union state, has three Confederate monuments, all dedicated after 2000.
8European Union states have halted some aid and threatened further punitive steps.
9The convention comes into force in 12 European Union states on Monday.
10It is also expected to pass European Union state aid rules.
11The green energy would be used in Europe and Mediterranean Union states producing it.
12The scheme is subject to European Union state aid clearance.
13Because of European Union state-aid rules, the government could not inject capital into TAP.
14European Union state Romania will wait for EU approval before issuing guarantees, the ministry said.
15The United States and most European Union states are expected to recognise Kosovo independence soon.
16Russia attracts millions of migrants from former Soviet Union states, which depend on their remittances.
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