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MadameButterfly

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21. I didn't know Belarus was party to it.

Reply to Tasmanian Devil (Reply #20)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:29 PM

Feb 28

They are pretty much controlled by Russia now. You don't always need an invading army, just control the "president" and support him in suppressing democracy.

Of course, Yeltsin was trying to pursue democracy in Russia. Russia itself has been taken over.

All lessons for the world to arm itself instead of make peace.

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I didn't know Belarus was party to it. MadameButterfly Feb 28 #21

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