Putin and Lukashenko met in person before the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the USSR

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko are holding a personal meeting before the start of the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, the leaders have been communicating for 40 minutes. This was announced on February 26 by the Telegram channel Pool One.

"By the way, Lukashenko and Putin have been communicating for 40 minutes," the message says.

Earlier, the Kremlin's press service reported that at the event, Russia and Belarus will discuss work within the framework of the document "Main directions for the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State for 2024-2026."

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