Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Sept. 14, 2020.

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The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation.