Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, front) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, front) lay flowers at the Eternal Flame in the Brest Fortress in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024. Lavrov and Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, Center) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, Center) in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, Center) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, Center) attend an exchange event with Belarusian youth in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024.(Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)