Belarus, Russia to launch unified electronic digital signature in 2026
02.03.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – Speaking with the First News TV Channel, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi said that a unified electronic digital signature for financial transactions between Belarus and Russia is planned to be launched this year, BelTA reports.
Union State projects and the overall integration of the economies of Belarus and Russia are often attacked by unfriendly states. Dmitry Krutoi addressed the extent of their influence on Union State relations. “We are working in an environment where we are practically oblivious to them, just getting on with our work. Of course, when particularly radical measures are announced, we develop appropriate responses. But frankly, our focus is on accomplishing the tasks and activities we have set out. Financing has been secured for them. Over 95 % of our bilateral trade is now conducted in national currencies,” the head of the Belarus President Administration emphasized.
He also noted that this year, the goal is to complete the unified electronic signature project. “This year, we must finally bring the electronic digital signatures project to completion. We are now in the process of transferring the required equipment and building a full-fledged infrastructure that will allow us to electronically validate all transactions already conducted via electronic documents. The financial market and our financial institutions have been selected as the pilot. I hope this first stage will be successful. If we fully launch the electronic digital signature, plus the pilot project that our regulators, the National Bank and the Central Bank of Russia, announced for settlements in digital currencies this year, I think they will further mitigate the impact of sanctions. After all, the main sanctions concern the financial sector. If our opponents aim to disrupt normal settlement procedures and target financial institutions with sanctions to create economic problems, then we must concentrate all preventive measures on this front. In my view, we are handling this very effectively. Given that our trade turnover and mutual trade are growing faster than GDP, just to put it in perspective, the payment infrastructure is operating extremely well. Plus, third countries that work with us also see the current situation. Alternative instruments and payment routes are emerging, and they are also functioning very well. And there are no problems here,” said Dmitry Krutoi
Union State projects and the overall integration of the economies of Belarus and Russia are often attacked by unfriendly states. Dmitry Krutoi addressed the extent of their influence on Union State relations. “We are working in an environment where we are practically oblivious to them, just getting on with our work. Of course, when particularly radical measures are announced, we develop appropriate responses. But frankly, our focus is on accomplishing the tasks and activities we have set out. Financing has been secured for them. Over 95 % of our bilateral trade is now conducted in national currencies,” the head of the Belarus President Administration emphasized.
He also noted that this year, the goal is to complete the unified electronic signature project. “This year, we must finally bring the electronic digital signatures project to completion. We are now in the process of transferring the required equipment and building a full-fledged infrastructure that will allow us to electronically validate all transactions already conducted via electronic documents. The financial market and our financial institutions have been selected as the pilot. I hope this first stage will be successful. If we fully launch the electronic digital signature, plus the pilot project that our regulators, the National Bank and the Central Bank of Russia, announced for settlements in digital currencies this year, I think they will further mitigate the impact of sanctions. After all, the main sanctions concern the financial sector. If our opponents aim to disrupt normal settlement procedures and target financial institutions with sanctions to create economic problems, then we must concentrate all preventive measures on this front. In my view, we are handling this very effectively. Given that our trade turnover and mutual trade are growing faster than GDP, just to put it in perspective, the payment infrastructure is operating extremely well. Plus, third countries that work with us also see the current situation. Alternative instruments and payment routes are emerging, and they are also functioning very well. And there are no problems here,” said Dmitry Krutoi