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Related: About this forumRussia & Belarus Moving onto NATO's Border--Here's Why - Jason Jay Smart
Russia and Belarus have just launched joint military drills near NATOs eastern flank.
Tanks, aircraft, and thousands of troops are now active near the Suwałki Gapthe narrow corridor linking Poland to the Baltics.
NATO is watching closely.
Lithuania is reinforcing its border
Poland has placed units on alert
Belarus is already hosting Russian tactical nuclear weapons
This isnt routine.
Analysts warn: Putin could use Belarus to stage a limited strikenot to win territory, but to split NATO, distract from Ukraine, and rescue Iran.
In this video, we break down:
Whats happening on NATOs doorstep
Why Belarus is the perfect pawn
And how this could escalate into the crisis of the decade
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Russia & Belarus Moving onto NATO's Border--Here's Why - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
23 hrs ago
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Bayard
(25,622 posts)1. Bookmarking
58Sunliner
(5,815 posts)2. Psychopath Putin. Unfortunately still breathing.
blue-wave
(4,704 posts)3. But I thought that
Russia was our friend.
Putin's Kremlin is also building troop concentrations on Finland's border. Makes me wonder about the discussion in the meeting between the Iranian foreign minister and Putin.