The Russian state leader suggested instructing the ministries of defense and the chiefs of the general staffs of the two countries to work out all the details related to this work.

As Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier, Russia and Belarus need to strengthen the defense capability of the Union State, including in terms of a unified regional air defense system.

In May, the Belarusian president announced that Belarus had bought "the right amount" of Iskanders and S-400s from Russia.