Bilateral negotiations between Putin and Alexander Lukashenko were held behind closed doors and in an expanded format.
Russian President Vladimir Putin left Belarus, where he came to meet with Alexander Lukashenko on December 19, 2022. This is his first visit to the country since 2019. On Monday, December 19, the monitoring group Belaruska So reported.
According to observers, the Il-96-300PU aircraft with registration number RA-96022 with the head of the Kremlin took off at 00.59 (local time) from Minsk National Airport.
A fighter plane was flown from the airfield at Baranovichi to escort him.
“According to our information, on this plane Putin flew from Belarus. It is noteworthy that before that he spent about two hours with Lukashenka at the Ozerny residence in Ostroshitsky Gorodok near Minsk. And yes, Lukashenka went to accompany him to the airport, right to aircraft,” the statement said.
It was noted that Russian ministers Shoigu and Lavrov flew to the Russian Federation earlier. The head of the Russian Defense Ministry left from the National Airport “Minsk” at 22.29, and Lavrov left from the same place at 23.27 in another plane.
Recall that the Ukrainian intelligence and the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council reported what Putin might do in Minsk.
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Source: korrespondent
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