Tot i aquests vincles tan estrets, Bielorússia i Rússia han tingut algunes disputes en el passat, i corre el rumor que els seus presidents, Lukaixenko i Putin, no es porten gaire bé a nivell personal.
Despite these close links, Belarus and Russia have had disagreements in the past, and their presidents, Lukashenko and Putin, are widely suspected to personally dislike one another.