Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the relationship between Russia and Belarus, two neighbours whose ties have grown ever closer since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Putin made the comments at a press conference in Moscow with the longtime ruler of Belarus,

Alexander Lukashenko is already in Moscow. Putin may respond to the proposal for a ceasefire on Thursday. Much of the information provided by Russian media or government representatives is part of propaganda.

The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko concluded with a press conference, during which Russia and Belarus signed security guarantees. "We thoroughly analyzed almost all the main issues of bilateral cooperation in the economy,