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radius777

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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.

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Why Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions on Belarus [View all] 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