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Lukashenko meets Putin in Moscow after the Abu Dhabi talks

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Lukashenko meets Putin in Moscow after the Abu Dhabi talksKremlin.ru · CC BY 4.0

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Moscow for a personal meeting with Vladimir Putin, hours after the first day of negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The Kremlin has not disclosed the agenda, according to the Zambian Observer, which sees it as consultation before the talks resume, with Lukashenko expected at the CSTO summit the following day.

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