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Lukashenko, Putin discuss via video link joint nuclear forces drills — agency

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 79 words
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What to know about Lukashenko, Putin discuss via video link joint nuclear forces drills — agency

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko held an online meeting during bilateral nuclear forces drills. The meeting took place while Lukashenko was at the Belarusian Ministry of Defense control center to discuss training plans and cooperative measures.

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What happened

Presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko respectively, held an online meeting during the ongoing bilateral nuclear forces drills, Belarusian BelTA news agency reported on Thursday.

Why it matters

According to the agency, the Belarusian president contacted his Russian counterpart while at the control center of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.

Common ground

Lukashenko had been informed earlier about the plan of the nuclear forces training.

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Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko held an online meeting during bilateral nuclear forces drills. The meeting took place while Lukashenko was at the Belarusian Ministry of Defense control center to discuss training plans and cooperative measures.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Lukashenko had been informed earlier about the plan of the nuclear forces training”
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Bloomberg mentions a 'planned training event' and that Lukashenko allowed Russia to use the territory, which implies prior knowledge/planning, but it does not explicitly state he was 'informed earlier about the plan' in the specific context of a briefing before a meeting. The Mirror confirms the Ministry of Defence announced exercises, but doesn't detail the briefing process to Lukashenko.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Lukashenko's voice. Lukashenko emphasizing the need to control what is happening in the country of in order to prevent destabilization Recorded 30 October 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko
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web search NEUTRAL — Belarus says it is training military units for a nuclear weapons attack. The country's Ministry of Defence said this morning that military units will be taking part in an exercise "in cooperation with…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/belarus-russia-nucl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The statement said the “planned training event” was not directed at third parties and “poses no threat to the security of the region.”Longtime President Alexander Lukashenko allowed Russia to use Bela…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/belarus-s…
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Claim 2: “Belarusian BelTA news agency reported on Thursday [that Putin and Lukashenko held an online meeting]”
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The provided evidence mentions BelTA in the context of phone talks from October 7, but there is no evidence in the search results confirming a report from BelTA on 'Thursday, May 21' regarding an online meeting during nuclear drills.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Coordination Council, originally known as the Coordination Council for ensuring the transfer of power (Belarusian: Каардынацыйная рада, romanized: Kaardynacyjnaja rada; Russian: Координационный со…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordination_Council_(Belarus)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 October 2023, a large escalation of the Gaza–Israel conflict began with a coordinated offensive by multiple Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas, against Israel. A number of countries, inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Crimean problem (Russian: Проблема Крыма, romanized: Problyema Kryma; Ukrainian: Кримська проблема, romanized: Krymska problema) or the Crimean question (Russian: Крымский вопрос, romanized: Kryms…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Crimea
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Claim 3: “the Belarusian president contacted his Russian counterpart while at the control center of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense”
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There is no mention in the provided evidence of Lukashenko being at the 'control center of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense' during a call with Putin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020–2021 Belarusian protests were a series of mass political demonstrations and protests against the Belarusian government and President Alexander Lukashenko. The largest anti-government protests…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2021_Belarusian_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician and dictator who has been the first and only…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are the military forces of Belarus. They consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Ministry of Def…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Belarus
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Claim 4: “Presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko respectively, held an online meeting during the ongoing bilateral nuclear forces drills”
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While evidence confirms that Russia and Belarus have launched joint nuclear exercises (Radio NV, Bloomberg, The Mirror), there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that Putin and Lukashenko held an 'online meeting' specifically during these drills. One result mentions 'phone talks' but refers to October 7 regarding Nagorno-Karabakh.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Mikalay Alyaksandravich Lukashenka; born 31 August 2004) is the third son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Lukashenko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "On conducting a special military operation" (Russian: О проведении специальной военной операции, romanized: O provedenii spetsialʹnoy voyennoy operatsii) was a televised broadcast by Russian presiden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin's_invasion_of_Ukraine_sp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
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