Putin to Make Rare Visit to Belarus for Talks With War Ally
- Lukashenko, Putin to discuss security in Minsk on Monday
- Belarus allowed Russia to invade Ukraine from its territory
Vladimir Putin, right, and Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow in February.
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Vladimir Putin is to travel to Belarus on Monday in his first visit in more than three years to his ally in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
President Alexander Lukashenko will host Putin in Minsk for talks on security and “joint measures to respond to emerging challenges,” as well as economic cooperation including on import substitution, according to a statement on the Belarusian leader’s website Friday. The Kremlin said the two leaders will focus on their “strategic partnership and alliance with an emphasis on integration cooperation.”