Belousov stated the need to strengthen the defense space with Belarus

Russia and Belarus should start strengthening their common defense space. This was stated on May 16 by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov during talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

"Russia and Belarus are not just allies. We have a common defense space, which we are strengthening due to the very difficult international situation. We are obliged to strengthen it as soon as possible," the Belta Telegram channel quotes the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In addition, the President of Belarus thanked Russia for the supplies, including military aircraft and helicopters. He also stressed that the country's leadership is working on promising types of weapons according to a plan developed with Russia.

"We are implementing the plan that we discussed with [Russian President] Vladimir Putin to deploy the most advanced types of weapons for defense here. Including the "Hazel Tree" and so on. We have made significant progress here," Lukashenko said.

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Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Belousov had arrived in Belarus for talks with the country's military leadership.