MOSCOW, February 18 Russian Presidents of Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko have been talking for two hours, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. This is Lukashenka's first face-to-face visit to Russia this year. Negotiations are taking place in the Kremlin. They began with a slight delay, as the Belarusian leader was waiting for the result of a coronavirus test. Earlier it was reported that the heads of state planned to discuss the development of trade and economic cooperation, security in the region, joint actions to ensure the national interests of the two countries, as well as international issues. against the background of the aggravation of the situation in Eastern Europe. In recent months, the West has been accusing Moscow of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine and is strengthening its presence in the region. Moscow denies all claims, emphasizing that all this is just a pretext to strengthen NATO near Russia's borders. In addition, according to the Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry, the hysteria unleashed by Washington and Brussels is aimed at covering up Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. >Yesterday, 14:14 Lukashenka joked that he was glad to dilute Western elites with his visit to RussiaPosted by: Olga Markova
