The President of Belarus and the President of Russia held a phone conversation to discuss regional situations.

Jin10 Data reported on August 17 that, according to the press office of the President of Belarus, on the afternoon of August 17 local time, Belarusian President Lukashenko had a phone call with Russian President Putin, during which Putin informed Lukashenko about the results of his recent meeting with Trump. The report stated that during the call, the two leaders discussed regional situations, the recent Russia-US summit held in Alaska, and the bilateral relations between Belarus and Russia.