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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:48 PM Feb 2022

Why Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions on Belarus

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Why Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions on Belarus (Original Post) L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP

Lukashenko is a war criminal and tyrant as much as Putin, radius777 Feb 2022 #1

Those special ops volunteers should use their skills to cut off Belarus troops before they enter Samrob Feb 2022 #2

It appears that Belarus has officially joined Russia in the war, with planes and troops, Bev54 Feb 2022 #3

radius777

(3,635 posts)

1. Lukashenko is a war criminal and tyrant as much as Putin,

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:05 PM

Feb 2022

his buddy he called in to help suppress the uprising after rigging the elections. The people of Belarus, just as the people of Ukraine desperately want to be a Western (NATO/EU) nation. It's why Putin's desire to reconstitute the USSR won't work - humans naturally have a desire for nice things - and don't want to live in a bleak police state.

Samrob

(4,298 posts)

2. Those special ops volunteers should use their skills to cut off Belarus troops before they enter

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:24 PM

Feb 2022

Ukraine.

Bev54

(10,067 posts)

3. It appears that Belarus has officially joined Russia in the war, with planes and troops,

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 07:39 PM

Feb 2022

per Alex Vindman.I think many troops were already there as some of the fighters for Russia did not speak Russian. This is from some of the people on the ground in Kyviv.

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