Putin would not comment on Lukashenka's remarks

Vladimir Putin has been informed of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's critical remarks, but he would not comment, Gazeta.ru quoted Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian prime minister, as saying.   Lukashenka accused Putin of posing obstacles to the formation of a union of the two countries.

 

Putin is expected to meet with his Belarusian counterpart, Syarhey Sidorski, in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss economic issues.