Putin congratulated Lukashenko after speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he watched in real time the speech of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the All-Belarusian People's Assembly. According to Putin, the speech was "very emotional, vivid and substantial." He noted that he was grateful to Lukashenko for his assessment of the state of Russian-Belarusian relations. The statement was made during a press conference and a live Q&A session in Moscow.

Context

The All-Belarusian People's Assembly is the supreme body of popular self-governance in Belarus and physically implies a gathering of a broad range of representatives of the people and political elite.