The meeting of Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday took place at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.
As the Russian leader noted, Minsk remains a large and reliable partner for Moscow in the economic sphere. But the ties between the two countries are much broader, which confirms the intensity of contacts at the highest level.
Despite the fact that the Kremlin called the meeting between Putin and Lukashenko expected, it was still not announced. And that the presidents will hold talks today, in the morning it became known from the Belarusian Belta news agency. The news was accompanied by footage of the president's departure from a cargo airfield near Orsha. And this is Pulkovo airport. Lukashenko unbuttons his shirt right during the greeting, in St. Petersburg +30°C.
A couple of hours later, the motorcade of the Belarus President at the Constantine Palace. Putin immediately denies rumors about the unplanned and urgency of these negotiations - they were agreed on a month and a half ago in Sochi.
Last year, due to the pandemic, the trade turnover of the two countries fell noticeably, but this time it managed to recover. And, what is also important for Moscow, Minsk remains solvent.
Recent June sanctions by the West against Belarusian producers of potash fertilizers, petrochemicals, tobacco and industrial giants such as MAZ and BelAZ were the impetus for the neighbor's further deepening of ties with Russia.
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