Ukrainian state-aligned media

Places the meeting at Putin's private Valdai residence on June 26, a venue rarely used for state talks, and ties it to Zelensky's June 19 seven-day ultimatum over Russian signal repeaters guiding drones, which Belarus complied with by June 22. Notes Lukashenko's warning that involvement would 'instantly change' the war.

“Lukashenko warned that if Kyiv tried to drag Belarus into the war, 'the quality of the war would instantly change'.”