Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asked Russia for a guarantee that it will defend his country as if it were its own territory. He said this during a conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The video of the negotiations was provided by the Pool of the First Telegram channel.
It sounded during the talks (earlier with Putin – editor’s note) in such a way that in the event of aggression against Belarus, the Russian Federation defends Belarus as its own territory”, Lukashenka said during a conversation with Shoigu.
According to Lukashenka, the Russian leader supported him “in all directions”.
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