Belarus leader in Russia to win Putin's backing

Lukashenko's plane touched down in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where Putin often hosts visiting dignitaries.

Russian officials, including the governor of the Krasnodar region, met Lukashenko on the tarmac.

Lukashenko, in power for 26 years, calls the protests a Western plot and has placed his fate in Moscow's hands, requesting economic support, and potentially military aid.