Russian Politics Thread

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Vladimir Putin set out a clear path to Russian military action in Belarus for the first time on Thursday, announcing that he had agreed to assemble a “law enforcement reserve” at the request of the country’s embattled autocrat Alexander Lukashenko.

Such forces, used only if the situation went “out of control”, would be provided under the terms of a joint security treaty, Mr Putin said.

https://www.independent.co.uk/indepe...-a9692116.html

In the Swedish news it was said, that Putin never would accept a western friendly government in Belarus.

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