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Why did the leaders of Belarus and Russia need a meeting in the Far East?
On 12 April, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenka met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast.

Their press conference was marked by a statement by the Belarusian leader about a British “psychological special operation” in Bucha.
“Today we discussed in detail this special operation of theirs — the psychological operation carried out by the British.

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Together with our Russian friends, we have fully exposed this vile, disgusting position of the West from the first to the last hour,” Lukashenka said.
According to him, Belarus and Russia will still be studied for how to overcome sanctions.

UDF (https://udf.name/) asked experts why Putin and Lukashenka needed another meeting, after which there were almost no specifics.
“Russia needs Belarus’s support in all areas”
Director of the Political Sphere Institute and Doctor of Political Science Andrei Kazakevich, in a comment to UDF (https://udf.name/), noted that it is important for Lukashenka and Putin to constantly coordinate their positions on Ukraine.

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“There are plenty of problems: military operations and sanctions.

Russia needs Belarus’s support in all areas.

It is no coincidence that at the press conference Lukashenka spoke of a British ‘psychological special operation’ in Bucha.

It is important for the Kremlin to keep its ally within the orbit of its influence.

In turn, Lukashenka is pursuing his own interests: how to solve the difficult economic problems that have arisen as a result of the war and sanctions,” Kazakevich said.

In his view, the leaders of the two countries may have agreed on including Belarus in some role in the negotiation process related to the war.
“Putin said that he highly values Belarus’s efforts as a mediator and that its platform may still be used in the future.

Although it will be extremely difficult to achieve a situation in which Belarus becomes a mediator.

It is in fact acting in the conflict on Russia’s side,” Kazakevich noted.

It will be even more difficult for the Belarusian authorities to obtain the role of a participant in the negotiation process, which Minsk very much desires.
“Here much depends on the position of Ukraine and Western countries.

So far, contradictory statements are being made: either Belarus wants security guarantees for itself, or they want to make it a guarantor for Ukraine.

For now, these issues can be discussed only theoretically,” Kazakevich said.