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Aleksander Lukashenko surprised the residents of Vitebsk on Saturday by paying a visit. The Belarusian leader suggested that another president might soon lead the country. "You should get used to the fact that the president will be different," he said. Aleksander Lukashenko has been ruling Belarus since 1994. The leader, however, is entirely dependent on the Kremlin in his actions. He does everything Vladimir Putin orders him to maintain his power. It's no wonder, since Russian troops are stationed in Belarus, and nuclear weapons have been deployed there. (snip) Aleksander Lukashenko used a mysterious statement during his Saturday visit to...

Major shakeups are underway in the Russian command structure in Ukraine, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War Experts found that top officials may be blamed for not fully capturing Ukraine and the Kremlin may replace those officers with new faces Russia has suffered significant losses since the invasion of Ukraine began almost four months ago, including a dozen high ranking generals The Kremlin recently replaced the commander of the Russian Airborne forces and could be in the process of a major shakeup of their current command structure in Ukraine, according to a new report...