As the former Soviet Union Belarus forcibly landed a passenger plane to detain anti-government journalists and the criticism of the West increased, President Lukashenko met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to fight against the West. I asked for cooperation.
Belarus's Lukashenko administration forced a passenger plane passing through its territory to land at the airport in the capital Minsk on the 23rd of this month, detaining anti-government journalist Protasevic on board, and criticizing the international community. It's getting stronger.
Under these circumstances, President Lukashenko visited Sochi in southern Russia on the 28th and met with President Putin.
At the beginning of the meeting, President Lukashenko said, "I brought a document so that I can understand what happened." He wants to explain the legitimacy of the Belarusian side and cooperates in countering the West. I asked.
In response, Putin criticized that the Western response had forced the president of Bolivia in South America to make an emergency landing, and expressed his understanding of Belarus' position.
However, he said, "We have a lot to talk about even without this event," and wanted to emphasize discussions such as economic cooperation at the talks.
Putin has shown some consideration to President Lukashenko, who has been strongly criticized by the West, while refraining from the first meeting with US President Joe Biden next month, but he has shown his position to fully support it. It seems that it did not exist.