Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in Minsk May 31, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged moral support and new loans for Moscow's ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Thursday in his first foreign visit since taking office. Picture taken May 31, 2012. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Pool (BELARUS - Tags: POLITICS) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS