RUSSIA IS EYEING BELARUS—AND IT MIGHT SPARK A CONFLICT WITH THE WEST FAR SOONER THAN UKRAINE
As the world remains focused on Ukraine, Russia’s next big move might be brewing elsewhere. Since mid-2018 the Kremlin has visibly shifted to a more active engagement with Belarus, the 10-million people country perched on its Western border and ruled for the last quarter-century by Alexander Lukashenko, informally dubbed by observers as Europe’s last dictator.
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