In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia in Moscow on July 7, 2025. Andrei Nikitin has been appointed acting Minister of Transport of the Russia by the decree of the President, the Kremlin says. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP) Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Russia ratified a protocol on Wednesday to give Belarusians permanently living in the country the right to vote, according to Russian state-owned media outlet Arguments and Facts (AIF).
The protocol was signed in Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in March, was approved by the Russian parliament on July 15, and became law on July 23.
