The politicians held a meeting on February 25 in Minsk during a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State. Russian Prime Minster Dmitry Medvedev and other ministers also visited the capital of Belarus.

In the picture there are Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko during the meeting.

There was an amusing episode: speaking to Russian President, Alexander Lukashenko called him by the name of Prime Minister by mistake. Dmitry Medvedev participated in conversation as well, but he was at some distance with other Russian policymakers. This event received wide publicity in the media. Many were captivated by Putin's reaction who treated the situation with humor and said that Lukashenko thought in a right direction as Prime Minister is the one who manages the money.

In the picture there are Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko during the episode described above.

The Supreme State Council of the Union State held a meeting in order to approve the budget for the current year. Besides, the participants discussed details of the common programs in the high-tech and electronics spheres, and the sphere of space exploration.

In the picture there is the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union States Belarus and Russia.

It was reported that the budget for 2016 remained at 5 billion of Russian rubles.

In the picture there is Vladimir Putin at the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State held on February 25 in Minsk.

During the meeting it was agreed that Gazprom would invest 2.5 billion into Belarusian economy. Political experts say that Moscow is likely to sponsor its neighbor for a long time as Minsk is an important military and political partner of Russia.

In the picture there are Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, February 25, Minsk.