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In view of the failure of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, Putin is trying to pick a fight with Belarus. One pretext to invade Belarus can be to defend it from an (entirely imaginary, of course) invasion by Poland. Trump’s officials are busily helping Putin solidify this narrative:

According to one U.S. official, national security aides have sought information about Polish incursions in Belarus, an eyebrow-raising request because little evidence of such activities appears to exist. 

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/foreign-policy-trump-speaking-campaign-language-45264646

6 responses to “Belarus”

  1. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Why would Putin pick a fight with Belarus? I thought Lukashenko was his boy.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      Lukashenko has been showing signs of independence for a while. Right now he’s letting forbidden food enter Russia from Europe. It’s minor stuff but any excuse will do in a pinch.

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    el

    Dan Mitchell (@danieljmitchell) tweeted at 10:57 AM on Sat, Feb 04, 2017: I won’t mind the Trump-Putin bro-mance if that means we get to copy Russia’s successful flat tax https://t.co/MvMiH7YWNA

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    http://scholar-vit.livejournal.com/503124.html

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      Yes, Russia’s economy is at the height of success.

      What are these people smoking?

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      1. Stringer Bell Avatar
        Stringer Bell

        This is the paul ryan wing of the party. They’ll sell their mothers for a 10% cut in their capital gains taxes.

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        1. Clarissa Avatar
          Clarissa

          I wish they learned about the system they admire so much. In Russia, the moment you get to the point of having capital gains, your business or your property are getting taken over by the mafia and you get to be thankful you managed to stay alive.

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