The Union State (Russian: Союзное государство; Belarusian: Саюзная дзяржава), also referred to as Union State of Russia and Belarus (Russian: Союзное государство России и Беларуси; Belarusian: Саюзная дзяржава Расіі і Беларусі), is a politico-economic union consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.