Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander LukashenkoMINSK, Mar 11 At a meeting in Moscow Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to supply modern military equipment to Minsk. This was announced by the press secretary of the Belarusian President Natalya Eismont. «During the conversation, much attention was paid to the development of the military-industrial complex and the defense of the Union State,» Sputnik Belarus quotes her as saying. Eismont noted that, first of all, Putin and Lukashenko discussed in detail «the in the world, in the region», including a special operation in Ukraine and bilateral negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. According to her, on the last topic, the assistant to the President of Russia Vladimir Medinsky was invited to the meeting.
"And as a result, a unanimous opinion was voiced: if the Ukrainian side wishes, the conflict can be resolved at any time".
Natalya EismontPress Secretary of the President of BelarusAs Eismont pointed out, the second part of the talks was devoted to topical issues of bilateral relations, including under heavy pressure from the West and the «hybrid war unleashed against Russia and Belarus».
Lukashenko said that Ukraine was preparing to strike at BelarusThe heads of state agreed on joint steps to allow countries to support each other against the backdrop of increasing sanctions pressure, «including on energy prices.»
“During the conversation, the issues of cooperation in industry, agriculture, and cargo transportation between countries were also touched upon,” the Belta news agency quotes Eismont. According to the press secretary, Minsk will increase the supply of modern agricultural, passenger equipment and other engineering products to Russia. reached mutually beneficial agreements in the financial sector, she said.The head of the European Commission announced new sanctions against RussiaVladimir Putin on February 21, in response to the requests of the Donbass republics and after the appeal of the State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR. Early on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» The armed forces say they only strike military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides. After that, many Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Russia, primarily against the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. In addition, many brands announced the cessation of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. At the same time, the authorities stressed that they were ready for such a development of events and would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Central Bank is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market.