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Putin discusses forming common defense space with Belarusian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko meet at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday. Photograph: Mikhail Voskresenskiy/Sputnik/AFP/Getty

TASS Russian News Agency
September 9, 2021

In this regard, the upcoming joint military exercise Zapad-2021, which will take place in Russia and Belarus, is very important, Russian President said

MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed efforts to form a common space defense with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, as he himself said at a press conference following Thursday’s talks.

“Today, we discussed issues related to forming a common space defense and ensuring security along our borders,” he pointed out.

According to Putin, “in this regard, the upcoming joint military exercise Zapad-2021, which will take place in Russia and Belarus, is very important.”

The drills are scheduled to take place on September 10-16.

SOURCE: https://tass.com/defense/1336045

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