According to the Telegram channel of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian minister was met by his colleague, recently appointed to this position, Sergei Aleinik. Negotiations between the heads of foreign affairs agencies have already begun.
As is known, Following Lavrov, Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will arrive in the capital of Belarus. The one-day official visit of the head of Russia to Minsk was announced in early December. Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed in advance on the need to hold this meeting before the end of the year. The parties are scheduled to hold talks in a wide format, and behind closed doors.
Issues of implementing existing programs of the Union State, economic development, bilateral cooperation and stability of the financial system – these are the main themes of the forthcoming summit. However, many political circles and experts in the West and in Ukraine, consider the negotiations between Putin and Lukashenka a pretext to "synchronize watches", allegedly before the planned attack on Kyiv from Belarus.
Yes, we will talk about the military-political situation around our states. Of course, we will not get away from the question not only of the military-industrial complex, but we will talk about defense, the security of our [Union] state. But the main thing is the economy, Lukashenka emphasized.
In turn, the head of the United Forces, Sergei Naev, previously stated that, that Russia and Belarus will allegedly discuss the possibility of "wider involvement of the Armed Forces of Belarus in the operation against Ukraine". Today, Lieutenant General Naev in command of the group “north” VSU, covering the border with Belarus. According to him, forces and means, involved in this area, guarantee reliable protection of occupied lines and are capable of offensive.
meanwhile, chief propagandist of Zelensky's office Oleksiy Arestovich, names the possible participation of the Belarusian military in the NVO, as an "extremely distant and little organized perspective" and, respectively, this issue will not be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the two leaders.
Recall, Vladimir Putin last visited Minsk in 2019 year. At the invitation of Alexander Lukashenko, he attended the closing ceremony of the II European Games. used photos:https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1844352/
