Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held talks in Minsk.

Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Victory Monument in Minsk as part of his official visit to the Republic of Belarus.

The President of Russia will visit Belarus on May 23 and 24 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

On the 79^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as the people of Georgia and Moldova.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with the crew members of the 21^st visiting expedition to the International Space Station, expedition commander and pilot-cosmonaut Hero of Russia Oleg Novitsky and flight attendant and instructor of the Belarusian Belavia Airlines Marina Vasilevskaya.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko who arrived in Moscow on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the meeting commemorating the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the successful outcome of the parliamentary and local elections.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko chaired a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the Constantin Palace.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke at the concert held to mark the 80^th anniversary of breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in a ceremony for unveiling a memorial to the USSR civilians who fell victim of the Nazi genocide during the Great Patriotic War. The event is timed to the 80^th anniversary of breaking the siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin took part in the events to commemorate the 80^th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege.