Putin and Shoigy arrived in Minsk to meet with Lukashenko: what will be discussed (video)

According to the Belaruski Gayun monitoring group, three government boards were raised for conspiracy into the air, which flies Putin: RA-96022, RA-96014 and RA-96020. Meanwhile, Alexander Lukashenko, together with his son, Nicholas, arrived at the airport to meet the Russian president. It should be noted that this is the first visit of the Kremlin head to Belarus since June 2019.

On December 16, it was reported that during the negotiations, Putin and Lukashenko will discuss import substitutions, cooperation in the energy sphere, and pay attention to security in the region and the world. The parties are expected to discuss joint threats. On December 19, Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that there would be an opportunity to discuss military issues "given turbulence.

" He also claims that the Kremlin head does not intend to force Belarus to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to him, these are "stupid and unfounded inventions. " However, Putin's spokesman said that Belarus is the main ally for the Russian Federation, and all decisions are allegedly made taking into account the interests of the Russian and Belarusian peoples, as well as the interests of the Union State.

"It is with Belarus that we have the most advanced regime of integration, so no one forces anyone, everyone takes the steps that best meet a) the interests of our peoples, b) the interests of our union state," he said. On December 18, the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergey Naev said that during the talks, Vladimir Putin would discuss with Alexander Lukashenko involving the Armed Forces of Belarus before the war against Ukraine.