Lukashenko calls Macron an 'aksakal' and urges him to talk to Putin

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called French President Emmanuel Macron an 'aksakal' (elder) and urged him to have a man-to-man talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also mentioned the possible arrival of a Macron confidant in Minsk, while separately commenting on Armenia's exit from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Kremlin's response to his criticism of the union.