Interesting details of Putin's official visit to Belarus and his talks with Lukashenko revealed
The recent official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Belarus lasted exactly 25 hours, of which the Russian leader spent 14 hours with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The heads of state worked and communicated together during official events and in an informal home environment.
As noted by the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, immediately upon Vladimir Putin’s arrival and after a brief meeting with the media at the airport, Aleksandr Lukashenko invited his colleague for an informal dinner (which lasted almost four hours) to a village near Minsk.
The central day of the visit began with the laying of flowers on Victory Square in Minsk, followed by negotiations at the Palace of Independence. The heads of state were discussing the basic issues in a narrow format for almost two hours, and then the expanded format followed – and the leaders focused on prospects, innovations, and joint import substitution projects. Interestingly, between the narrow and expanded formats, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one conversation in the Belarusian President’s workroom.
After communicating with the media and leaving the delegation members at the Palace of Independence to have lunch, the presidents went to have dinner in an informal setting at Aleksandr Lukashenko's house. The menu was available. The distinguished guest was treated to dishes of exclusively folk, village cuisine — pancakes, rustic roasted potato slices, machanka (stew of pork ribs and sausage) with pancakes, mushroom and cold beetroot soups, Belarusian lard, and the President’s special dish: Molodost [youth] salad. It is also reported that pickled mushrooms from Belovezhskaya Pushcha and homemade salceson were especially appreciated. The bread baked right at the Belarusian President’s house was also offered to the guest. The leaders drank tea with twiglets, hot curd balls and Kobrin ice cream. The dessert also included strawberries from Aleksandr Lukashenko's greenhouse and honey.
The presidents continued a thorough discussion of various issues in home environment. They agreed on further meetings and co-operation in general. The President of Russia, in turn, invited his Belarusian counterpart to pay a visit.
At the end of the visit, Aleksandr Lukashenko personally accompanied Vladimir Putin to the airport.
