Putin and Lukashenko Hold Strategic Talks at Sacred Valaam Monastery (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met on the historic Valaam Island, located on Lake Ladoga in Russia’s Republic of Karelia. The high-profile meeting took place at the revered Skete of Smolensky, part of the Valaam Monastery—an influential Orthodox Christian site under the direct jurisdiction of the Russian Patriarchate and known as…
