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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Sochi, Russia.
Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Sochi, Russia. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA

Alexander Lukashenko has expressed interest in creating a trilateral partnership with Russia and North Korea amid rumours that Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un were negotiating an arms deal to sustain Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Belarusian leader made the remarks during a summit with Putin in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, where the two held their seventh face-to-face meeting this year.

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