Leaders of the CIS countries came to the Mariinsky Theater to the ballet "The Nutcracker"

They arrived in Mariinka after the informal CIS summit, which was held in the format of a friendly dinner.

It is noted that the leaders took places in the 13th row.

At the entrance to the hall, they were met by leading opera and ballet soloists of the Mariinsky Theater.

Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he apologized to President Putin for a public dispute over the price of gas for Minsk, which occurred between heads of state at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.