Lavrov Complains over Belarus’s Refusal to Host Russian Air Base

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Kommersant called the refusal of the Republic of Belarus to host a Russian military air base on its territory as an “unpleasant episode”. “But content, not form is most important”, noted the minister. The main thing is that Minsk confirms the allied nature of relations with Moscow, a senior diplomat emphasized. According to Lavrov, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said many times that Minsk is Russia’s 100% ally, Gazeta.ru reports on Thursday, September 26. Izvestia