Russian New Defence Minister Andrei Belousov Arrives In Minsk Following Putin

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is also expected to arrive.

On May 24, Russia's new Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in Minsk. He was met at the airport by his Belarusian counterpart Viktar Khrenin, reports euroradio.fm.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus, their "joint participation in the events according to the plan" of the meeting between Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin is planned.

The Russian leader flew to Minsk the night before. The video showed that the boarding ramp, on which he came down from the plane, was covered with bulletproof glass.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is also flying to Minsk. In addition, Director General of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev is already in Belarus.