Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks on Friday, the Kremlin said, with discussions expected to center on the war in Ukraine.

The meeting took place at Putin’s Valdai residence in northwestern Russia. The Kremlin said the agenda included trade and economic cooperation, the implementation of joint projects, and issues of regional security. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously told state news agency TASS that no press statements or document signings were planned after the meeting.

The talks come after growing tensions between Belarus and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he believes Putin is trying to get Lukashenko to increase Belarus’s support for Russia in the conflict. Belarus and Russia have denied that accusation, with Minsk saying it is Ukraine and the West that are fueling tensions.

Lukashenko said on Thursday he met representatives of Zelenskiy and warned them not to try to pull Belarus into the war. The Kremlin has said earlier that Putin and Lukashenko were expected to discuss Zelenskiy’s remarks “in the foreseeable future.”

The friction also followed Zelenskiy’s decision last Friday to give Minsk a week to remove signal relay stations he said were being used to help guide Russian attacks. Zelenskiy later said the stations had stopped working, though there was no independent confirmation. While Lukashenko has not sent Belarusian troops to fight alongside Russia, Belarus has played a key role for the Russian campaign, including serving as a launchpad for attacks in February 2022 and later agreeing to host Russian tactical nuclear missiles.