Putin's stealth takeover of Belarus gains momentum
Putin’s stealth takeover of Belarus gains momentum As the Russian and Belarusian armed forces launched back-to-back exercises this week, the two countries also announced plans to establish permanent joint military training centers. And just days before the military drills began, a new pro-Kremlin Belarusian political party held its founding congress in Minsk on March 6. Prominent guests included a Russian lawmaker from Ukraine’s occupied Crimean peninsula and an advisor to Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. As the Belarus crisis enters its eighth month, the strategy of Russi...
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