Russian officials are denying reports that President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Belarus is part of a move to push Minsk into formally taking part in Moscow’s faltering invasion of Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday rejected speculation that Mr. Putin would even discuss Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine during his state visit with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
He said the idea should be dismissed as “totally stupid, groundless fabrications,” according to TASS, the official Russian news agency.
“It is Belarus that we have the most advanced bilateral relations integration regime with,” Mr.