US EditionPutin and Lukashenko speak on Union State ties and united historical memory at Volgograd forum
- On Tuesday, the leaders of Russia and Belarus convened in Volgograd to participate in events marking the anniversary of World War II and to take part in a joint parliamentary discussion.
- They gathered amid long-standing Russia-Belarus ties that include a 1999 Union State deal and a recent December 2024 mutual defense pact formalizing military cooperation.
- The meeting in Volgograd, site of the 1943 Battle of Stalingrad, honored the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory and stressed defense against Western historical revisionism.
- Lukashenko claimed that efforts are being made to undermine the remembrance of their significant wartime triumph and its heroes, and he called for deeper unity that extends beyond the borders of a single nation.
- The leaders reinforced political and economic integration under the Union State to protect shared historical memory and advance their unified geopolitical vision.
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Putin and Lukashenko speak on Union State ties and united historical memory at Volgograd forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening political and economic integration between their two countries.
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the Belarusian leader, Aleksandr Lukašenko, came in March in the city of Volgograd, south of Russia, to participate in the commemorations dedicated to the Second World War. The two presented flowers at the "The Battles of Stalingrad", at the beginning of the visit, after attending a Russian-Bearishing Parliamentary Forum entitled "The Great Heritage - Future Common", dedicated to the memory of the war, …
The battle of Stalingrad marks a turning point in World War II. On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, Russia's head of state Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko visit a memorial of the battle. They criticize the West.
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