relevant meetings for the cis and how the year turned out in big politics, let's ask our observer natalie brius. for cis leaders it has become a good tradition to meet at the end of the year. although, of course, there were enough contacts in various formats throughout 2022. as always, the union state sets an example here, and personally presidents lukashenko and putin have just passed the belarusian-russian negotiations, where they found a solution on all issues. as for the entire cis, it has been noticed that this year cooperation has become more active between countries; this is becoming a response to western pressure ; moscow and minsk feel it first of all. we found ourselves at the forefront of economic and financial attacks well ricochet, of course, throughout the commonwealth. this is not yet a consolidation of dreams, but a rapprochement that has a tangible effect on trade. the cis has grown by 30% , domestic trade has intensified. so to speak, in spite of western interests, which sleep and see discord in the post-soviet space, they use different moves to divide the eurasian space, stir