Lukashenka flew to China to meet with Xi Jinping

Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived in China on February 28, plans to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Source: Belarusian agency Belt

Details: Lukashenka’s plane landed at the Beijing airport. He plans to stay in China until March 2 to hold “a series of meetings with top officials of the PRC and the leadership of leading Chinese corporations.”

Belarusian media reports that Lukashenka and Xi will hold talks in narrow and expanded formats. It is expected that as a result of the talks, “a large package of documents on the development of relations in key areas” will be signed.

What preceded this:

• The Institute for the Study of War believes that Alexander Lukashenko plans to meet with Xi Jinping, likely to help Russia and China avoid sanctions amid reports that China is considering providing lethal assistance to the Russian Federation.