With a pro-Moscow autocrat, Aleksandr Lukashenko, in power, the question arises as to when annexation of Belarus will occur.
The conditions in Belarus are similar to those used to rationalize the military operation in Ukraine.
The ethnic Russian community in Belarus is purportedly under "Nazi" threat from anti-Putin nationalists, who are eager to boot Lukashenko and his pro-Moscow confederates.
Will 9,000 Russian "boots on the ground" of Belarus, along with armored vehicles, suffice to force conditions for annexation? Lukashenko is careful not to mention such a goal. As a paid Moscow puppet, the crafty autocrat knows better. Yet there is no denying that the stage is now set for annexation of White Russia, a territory Putin plainly considers to be a legitimate part of historical Russia.
The ethnic Russian community in Belarus is purportedly under "Nazi" threat from anti-Putin nationalists, who are eager to boot Lukashenko and his pro-Moscow confederates.
Will 9,000 Russian "boots on the ground" of Belarus, along with armored vehicles, suffice to force conditions for annexation? Lukashenko is careful not to mention such a goal. As a paid Moscow puppet, the crafty autocrat knows better. Yet there is no denying that the stage is now set for annexation of White Russia, a territory Putin plainly considers to be a legitimate part of historical Russia.
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