Overview
- Belarusian state sources say President Alexander Lukashenko met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing for detailed talks that pro-government outlets described as lasting several hours.
- Belarusian deputy prime minister Nikolai Snopkov said the discussions covered political, economic and industrial cooperation and included proposals for closer investment links.
- The visit follows Lukashenko's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and comes as Kyiv is pressing Minsk over suspected facilitation of Russian attacks from Belarusian territory.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly demanded removal of communications equipment Kyiv said helped Russian drone strikes and reported that the equipment stopped operating on June 24.
- Analysts and independent reporters note key characterizations of the talks come from Belarusian pro-government channels, so official claims about tone and duration remain only partly corroborated and will shape how Western capitals and Kyiv respond next.