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Written by Osma A on 2025-01-20 at 06:46

What the kremlin seeks with Belarus is effectively what they seek everywhere. It's just that with lukashenko's eager participation, they're closer to their goal there.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russias-quiet-conquest-belarus

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Written by notsoloud on 2025-01-20 at 07:50

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I don't think he's eager, he was doing quite fine playing Putin and EU off each other until he needed Putin's help to quash the democratic movement. He's simply got very little leverage left.

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Written by Osma A on 2025-01-20 at 07:52

People can be assessed only by their actions, not by what happens inside their head.

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Written by notsoloud on 2025-01-20 at 07:55

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Exactly. And his actions don't suggest undying loyalty to Putin.

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Written by Osma A on 2025-01-20 at 08:06

no, but they do suggest current eagerness to do whatever his master commands.

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