"Mistakes after the USSR, Challenges and Threats": What Putin and Lukashenko in Minsk discussed
Belarusian politician Oleksandr Lukashenko stated the need to strengthen bilateral relations in response to a rapidly changing situation. About it reports Tars. The difficult time requires political will, since the place of the Russian Federation and Belarus depends on the new system of international coordinates tomorrow, he said. "I think that, despite some roughness, we still find answers to challenges and threats," Lukashenko said at a press conference dedicated to Putin's visit to Belarus.
The politician also said that the mistakes made after the collapse of the USSR cannot be repeated. The reason for Putin's visit to Belarus was the impossibility of resolving a number of issues without "direct participation" of the leaders of the two states. During Putin's visit to Minsk, Lukashenko also stated that Western countries should "listen to the voice of the mind" and restore the dialogue on security with the Russian Federation.
He mentioned that two countries allegedly managed to overcome the undesirable consequences of the sanctions of the West. Putin in Belarus today, December 19, explained that the purpose of his arrival was to "summarize some results" in different areas. He said that there is enough attention to security issues lately. He called Belarus not only a good neighbor, but also an ally in the literal sense of the word.
The Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov commented on Putin's visit to Belarus, explaining that military issues should be discussed in negotiations with Lukashenko. At the same time, Lieutenant General Sergey Naev, the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces, expressed his version of Putin and Lukashenko. The true reason for Putin's visit to Minsk is to convince the Belarusian leadership to participate in the war against Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian military.
Nayev suggested that the meeting in Minsk should discuss the issues of further aggression of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Ukraine and the wider participation of the Belarusian army in the war. He mentioned the possible land operation of the united Belarusian-Russian forces. Putin noted the "record turnover" between countries. According to him, in the near future, the total trade between the countries will reach $ 40 billion.
The head of the Russian state also mentioned that the Kremlin is ready to develop atomic projects in Belarus, for which there are preliminary arrangements. Common plans are about the space sphere. According to journalists, several presidential aircraft were lifted up in the sky so that Putin was not immediately understood.
When Putin flew to a meeting with Lukashenko, several presidential sides were simultaneously in the airspace, journalists suggest that this was done intentionally for the safety of the Kremlin. Putin flew from St. Petersburg with aircraft Il-96-300U with the RA-96022 registration number. Instead, there was a confusion about which aircraft is in the Russian president, Il-96-300U was raised into the air. The aircraft flew from the Moscow Airport "VNUKOV".
In addition, two presidential sides were overtaken in St. Petersburg. We will remind that the authorities of Germany expressed fears that Lukashenko will strengthen the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The German Chancellor Representative believes that there is a risk that Lukashenko will give way to Putin and give his army for a new large -scale invasion of Ukraine.