Putin received a tractor on his birthday

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a tractor for his 70th birthday. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko gave him this gift on Friday (07 October). News AP.

According to media reports, the leaders of the former Soviet countries gathered at the Tsarist Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday for Putin's birthday. At this time, in the presence of everyone, Lukashenko handed over a certificate of the tractor to Putin.

Tractors have been the pride of Belarus' industrial sector since the Soviet era. That is why the President of Belarus gave such a rare gift to Putin on his birthday.

President Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus for nearly three decades. On July 20, 1994, Lukashenko was sworn in as the first president in the history of the Eastern European country of Belarus. He is the first and only person in the history of post-Soviet Belarus to be elected president by direct popular vote.

At the end of Putin's birthday party, Lukashenko told reporters that he himself uses a tractor of the type he gave Putin in the garden.

But it is not known what was the reaction of the Russian leader after receiving this gift. Lukashenko's office reported the gift to Putin.

Putin's speech at a televised meeting later made no mention of the gift. In the speech, he spoke about the need for a solution to the conflicts of the former Soviet countries.

At this time, Putin emphasized on the exchange of information to combat terrorism, illegal drugs and crime.

One alliance of former Soviet states is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The leaders of the CIS countries will meet again next week in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent greetings to Putin on his birthday. In the message sent on Friday, he praised Putin for crushing the "challenges and threats" of the United States.