“Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko began his first visit to North Korea on Wednesday for talks that will cement ties between two close allies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.”
“Belarus allowed itself to be used as a launchpad for Russia’s invasion in February 2022, and subsequently agreed to host Russian tactical nuclear missiles on its territory, which borders three NATO alliance countries.”
“North Korea and Belarus have both lived for years under international sanctions – the former mainly because of its nuclear weapons programme and the latter over its human rights record and backing for Putin in Ukraine.”
“But both have engaged at different times with U.S. President Donald Trump.”
“Lukashenko’s trip to North Korea comes just six days after he met Trump’s envoy John Coale and announced the freeing of 250 more detainees. The U.S. side has said Lukashenko may soon visit the White House.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/putin-allies-lukashenko-kim-meet-north-korea-2026-03-25/