Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting on June 26 at the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in Valdai.
In a message from the Kremlin She saysHe added that they discussed “the agenda of the Union State, trade and economic interaction, and the implementation of joint projects in the economic field, as well as issues related to regional security.”
Almost similar message Released Telegram channel “Pool of the First” close to Lukashenko’s press service.
Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said there were no plans to make statements to the media following the meeting.
The agency notes that Putin usually does not receive foreign leaders at his residence in Valdai.
On June 19, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy demanded that Lukashenko remove repeaters along the Belarus-Ukraine border, which he said were used to correct Russian strikes. He threatened that if this was not done within a week, Ukraine itself would do so. On June 24, Zelensky said that repeaters at the border had stopped working.
The next day, Lukashenko said he had recently met with Zelensky’s representatives in Minsk. “I told them directly: Guys, tell your president: If he thinks you can talk to us like this and drag us into a war, he must understand that the quality of war will change immediately. This war will be completely different.” And by the way, we received the answer: the president and they understand that. “Let’s reach an agreement, guys,” Lukashenko said.
During a meeting with Russian Ambassador Boris Gryzlov Lukashenko male About Belarus’s reluctance to participate in the Russian-Ukrainian war.