Lukashenko demands security guarantees for Belarus at meeting with Shoigu

This is reported by the Russian propaganda media. 

Lukashenko told Shoigu that Minsk needed guarantees that in case of external aggression, Russia would defend Belarus as its own territory.

The meeting of officials was previously reported by the BELTA media. 

As noted, the Russian Defense Minister arrived in the Belarusian capital to build on recent agreements between the heads of state.

“When we were saying goodbye after the last talks with Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin - ed.), we agreed that you and your experts would come to Belarus and we would sit down with you to discuss the security of Belarus. You know, I have already raised this issue. But before that, we discussed this issue with Vladimir Vladimirovich,” Lukashenko said.

• Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited Moscow on April 5-6. On the eve of a meeting of the so-called Supreme State Council of the Union State, he met separately with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president who was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court in The Hague as a suspect in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.

• On April 6, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the implementation of the 'Union State' project.