Putin Suddenly Flies To Minsk

The visit has not been previously announced.

Putin will arrive in Belarus on a two-day official visit on May 23-24. Previously, the visit was not announced.

Talks with Aliaksandr Lukashenka are scheduled for May 24. They will be held in the Palace in narrow and extended formations, the press service of Lukashenka reports.

The Kremlin press service reports that the visit will take place at the invitation of Lukashenka. Putin's visit coincides with nuclear exercises jointly conducted by Russia and Belarus.

Recall that the last time Putin and Lukashenka met at the parade in Moscow on May 9. According to Charter97.org, the Belarusian dictator again became ill during events in the Russian capital.