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To: marcusmaximus

A strong Russian leader would order Lukashenko to come to him in Moscow. Putin going to Belarus would have been seen as a sign of weakness during Soviet times. It’s all about optics.


15 posted on 12/16/2022 8:04:23 AM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: AlaskaErik
A strong Russian leader would order Lukashenko to come to him in Moscow.

Nailed it!

19 posted on 12/16/2022 8:11:57 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: AlaskaErik

Putin hasn’t travelled to Belarus in 3 years.


21 posted on 12/16/2022 8:17:19 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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