IT DIDN’T TAKE TOO LONG.

Almost immediately after the Belarusian vote callingfor greater economic integration of Belarus with Russia, Belarusian PrimeMinister Mikhail Chigir announced that Moscow would move the Russian customsborder to the western borders of Belarus. Moscow radio reported May 16 thatthe Belarusians themselves would man the border but now under Russiansupervision.

Belarusian Inflation Falls Dramatically.