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Belarus will probably be reabsorbed back into Russia in the next 10 years. I worked with many young IT people living there, when Russia invaded Ukraine, many f
by jmclnx 2y ago
Belarus will probably be reabsorbed back into Russia in the next 10 years.
I worked with many young IT people living there, when Russia invaded Ukraine, many fled to Germany with the help of the fortune 500 company I worked for. A few were even helped to move to NC here in the US.
- Arubis 2y agoSetting aside Russia’s own motives, is there any way to take the temperature of Belarus’s own citizens actual preferences around this? I gather their elections have been shoddy for long enough that they’re not a proxy for actual sentiment.
- buggythebug 2y agoOther than a land grab and closer proximity to Europe - what does Russia gain from this?
- tjbiddle 2y agoPutin's ego and desire for the old ways.
- Octokiddie 2y agoNuclear weapons are all about posturing. Both sides know the consequences of detonation and do everything in their power to avoid it. Thus posturing.