Originally Posted by
Low average
It looks like the Russian invasion of Belarus is in full swing. Lukashenko has sold his people out. They now face being Russian slaves for a very long time.
Plan A didn't work out quite as planned. If a takeover of Belarus is done quietly, Putin may keep his sycophant followers of the Silovik; As the overwhelming majority of Belarus citizens appear to want nothing to do with either Lukashenko or Russia, then the potential for a protracted civil war and a bogging down of Russia in Ukraine could be on the cards. Will the people of Belarus acquiesce to a bogus fait accompli from Lord Faquard's sidekick, "the last dictator of Europe"? They interdicted the Lord of darkness in the first couple of months to assist in the self imposed disarray of logistics, did that rather well. That of course would cause the Suwalki Gap to become more interesting than it's headline status already gained. If Russia is labelled a terrorist state, then cannot see many Belarus locals being happy with that situation at all. Overall, the Terrorist state seems to be past time finding it's voice in the rest of the world. Not enough evidence...? Take any week since Feb 24, and there is ample evidence of Putin coordinating a deliberate terror campaign against Ukraine, and much of the rest of the world.
Originally Posted by
MJ89
The historical romanticism to putin who's father i believe was in the NKVD, and went about his war blowing infrastructure up and stealing stuff seems about right.
Those that can do, those that can't, throw their toys out of the cot.