Russia and Belarus conducted joint patrols of the Union State on fighters – Gazeta.Ru
December 18, 2021, 14:15
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Strategic bombers of Russia, accompanied by Belarusian fighters, conducted joint patrols of Union State aircraft. It is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.
“Joint patrolling of aircraft of the Union State. Patrolling is carried out as part of strategic bombers Tu-22M3 of the Russian Aerospace Forces, accompanied by a mixed tactical group of multifunctional fighters SU-30SM of Belarus and Russia, ”the department noted.
Earlier press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov declaredthat the presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed to hold a meeting before the end of the year.
Peskov said that the Kremlin was announcing this event in a timely manner, and specified that the meeting would take place “before the New Year.”
A few days earlier, after the meeting of the Supreme Economic Council, Putin and Lukashenko held telephone talks, during the course, as noted by the state agency BelTA, they discussed the most pressing issues of Belarusian-Russian relations.
In September, during a meeting in Moscow, the presidents agreed on 28 programs within the framework of the Union State.