FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russian-Belarusian negotiations at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, May 24, 2024. Lukashenko on Thursday, June 26, 2024, reshuffled his top officials in what observers see as part of maneuvering ahead of the 2025 presidential election. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE, POOL PHOTO
