Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on September 12 said Minsk planned to buy $1 billion worth of Russian arms as he oversaw massive Moscow-led military drills that rattled some EU countries.
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The Moscow Times, AFP: Lukashenko eyes $1 billion Russian arms deal
Military jets fly during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 (West-2017) at a training ground near the town of Borisov on Sept. 20, 2017.