Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik shake hands during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik pose during a signing ceremony following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik arrive to hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov attends a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik speaks during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik enter a hall before a meeting in Moscow, Russia May 17, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 by Juergen Linden, chairman of the Charlemagne Prize board of directors and Aachen's mayor Sibylle Keupen as Belarusian opposition leader and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Sviatlana?Tsikhanouskaya, and German politician and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Martin Schulz look on, on May 14, 2023 in Aachen, western Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. Zelenskiy and the People of Ukraine were given the prize for "fighting to defend not only the sovereignty of their country and the lives of its citizens, but also Europe and European values". INA FASSBENDER/Pool via REUTERS 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 by Juergen Linden, chairman of the Charlemagne Prize board of directors and Aachen's mayor Sibylle Keupen as Belarusian opposition leader and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Sviatlana?Tsikhanouskaya, and German politician and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Martin Schulz applaud on May 14, 2023 in Aachen, western Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. Zelenskiy and the People of Ukraine were given the prize for "fighting to defend not only the sovereignty of their country and the lives of its citizens, but also Europe and European values". INA FASSBENDER/Pool via REUTERS 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 by Juergen Linden, chairman of the Charlemagne Prize board of directors and Aachen's mayor Sibylle Keupen as Belarusian opposition leader and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Sviatlana?Tsikhanouskaya, and German politician and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Martin Schulz applaud on May 14, 2023 in Aachen, western Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. Zelenskiy and the People of Ukraine were given the prize for "fighting to defend not only the sovereignty of their country and the lives of its citizens, but also Europe and European values". INA FASSBENDER/Pool via REUTERS 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 by Juergen Linden, chairman of the Charlemagne Prize board of directors and Aachen's mayor Sibylle Keupen as Belarusian opposition leader and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Sviatlana?Tsikhanouskaya, and German politician and former laureate of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen (Karlspreis) Martin Schulz applaud on May 14, 2023 in Aachen, western Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. Zelenskiy and the People of Ukraine were given the prize for "fighting to defend not only the sovereignty of their country and the lives of its citizens, but also Europe and European values". INA FASSBENDER/Pool via REUTERS 

People leave a store of Belarusian retail chain Swed House on its opening day in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Reshetnikov 

People shop at a store of Belarusian retail chain Swed House on its opening day in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Reshetnikov 

Toilet paper rolls with depictions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are seen as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Warsaw, Poland, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Toilet paper rolls with depictions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are seen as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits Warsaw, Poland, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee IOC speaks to the Ruhr Political Festival on "Olympics in the field of tension between sports and politics" while Ukrainian refugees protested against Bach and any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games outside the Philharmonic Music Hall in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. The placard reads "any Neutral flag for Russian athletes is covered with blood" and "No Olympics for Russia and Belarus". Russian REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee IOC speaks to the Ruhr Political Festival on "Olympics in the field of tension between sports and politics" while Ukrainian refugees protested against Bach and any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games outside the Philharmonic Music Hall in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. The placard reads "Ukraine is a country in Europe". REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainians protests against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. The placard reads "stop the war". REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

An Ukrainian woman protests against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. The placard reads "stop the war". REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Fencing protection gear is placed on the ground as Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian children who fled from Russia's attack on Ukraine protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Ukrainian refugees protest against any participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the visit of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Ruhr Political Forum in Essen, Germany, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch 

Flags of Ukraine, NATO and historical Belarusian flags flutter as people gather to show their support for Ukraine, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, in Brussels, Belgium February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman 

Poland's Minister of Sports and Tourism, Kamil Bortniczuk, looks at journalist during an interview with Reuters at his office in Warsaw, Poland February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki 

Poland's Minister of Sports and Tourism, Kamil Bortniczuk, looks at journalist during an interview with Reuters at his office in Warsaw, Poland February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki 

Poland's Minister of Sports and Tourism, Kamil Bortniczuk, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Warsaw, Poland February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki 

Poland's Minister of Sports and Tourism, Kamil Bortniczuk, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Warsaw, Poland February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki 

An armed policeman stands guard during an expo of agricultural equipment sourced from Belarus during the state visit of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 31, 2023.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo 

Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya take part in World Economic Forum (WEF) session "In Defence of Europe", in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya takes part in World Economic Forum (WEF) session "In Defence of Europe", in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno take part in World Economic Forum (WEF) session "In Defence of Europe", in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

A Boeing 737-8ZM of Belarusian state carrier Belavia lands at Istanbul International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

A Boeing 737-8ZM of Belarusian state carrier Belavia climbs from Istanbul International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

A Boeing 737-8ZM of Belarusian state carrier Belavia lands at Istanbul International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

A Boeing 737-8ZM of Belarusian state carrier Belavia climbs from Istanbul International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

People sit and stand near the Chapel of Reconciliation as a performance of the Belarusian choir "Volny Chor" is displayed on a screen on the chapel, during a memorial ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Singers with masks of the Belarusian choir "Volny Chor", a protest movement for freedom and democracy, perform during a memorial ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Singers with masks of the Belarusian choir "Volny Chor", a protest movement for freedom and democracy, perform during a memorial ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Singers with masks of the Belarusian choir "Volny Chor", a protest movement for freedom and democracy, perform during a memorial ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev attend the summit of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov