Putin, Lukashenka Conclude Talks As West Ramps Up Pressure

(RFE/RL) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka spent six hours together at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 22 for talks on their stalled integration efforts.

Their meeting came as each faces mass protests at home and mounting pressure from the West over police crackdowns...