Putin and Lukashenko to hold talks in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will meet in Sochi, the Kremlin has confirmed.

"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is arriving in Sochi for a working visit today, and President [Putin] will continue his working day with contacts with the Belarusian leader," Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"We also expect that the heads of Russia and Belarus will attend a sports event late in the evening together," TASS cited the spokesman as saying.