Putin did not discuss supplying arms in talks with Belarus leader – TASS, citing Kremlin
MOSCOW, Sept 16- Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss supplying Belarus with new weapons when he met President Alexander Lukashenko for talks this week, the TASS news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin
did not discuss supplying Belarus with new weapons when he met
President Alexander Lukashenko for talks this week, the TASS
news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on
Wednesday.
Lukashenko had said earlier that he had asked Putin tosupply weapons to Belarus as he faces mass protests over adisputed election.(Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh; Writing by GabrielleTétrault-Farber; Editing by Kevin Liffey)