On December 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Minsk, where the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus will take place. "Belarusian Gayun" monitoring project , Putin's Il-96-300PU plane with the flight number RA-96025 landed at Minsk National Airport at 1:42 p.m.
The flight of the Russian leader was accompanied by increased security measures. The plane took off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport at 12:37 local time. His flight RSD509 was escorted by two fighter jets, as well as a double plane numbered RA-96022.
Several key issues are planned to be discussed at the meeting:
- Progress of implementation of the main areas of implementation of the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State for 2024–2026.
- Approval of the concept of security of the Union State.
High-ranking officials arrived in Minsk together with Putin:
- Minister of Defense Serhiy Shoigu,
- Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko,
- The Prime Minister of Russia Mykhailo Mishustin,
- Press Secretary of the President Dmytro Peskov,
- Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mykola Patrushev.
The arrival of this delegation caused large-scale security measures: traffic was blocked in the center of Minsk.
This is Putin's first visit to Belarus after May 2024. During that visit, the Russian president spent the night at the residence of self-proclaimed Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on the Sea of Minsk. It is interesting that it was there in 2023 that Lukashenko met with Yevgeny Prigozhyn, the late head of the Wagner PMC.
