tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750886592445683532.post1634335849993653437..comments2023-05-22T09:42:37.005-07:00Comments on Nevada County Introspective: What is Going on in Russia from a Former Expat PerspectiveBarry Pruetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440164301872110498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750886592445683532.post-72012308987477040222022-10-30T14:35:41.335-07:002022-10-30T14:35:41.335-07:00I don’t know Dave. I do know Belarus and Russia ar...I don’t know Dave. I do know Belarus and Russia are tight. Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus since 1994 and is a former communist. Most of the countries in the former CIS are relatively close with Russia as far as I can tell though I have not done much research on that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750886592445683532.post-47400507258644390922022-10-29T09:32:57.860-07:002022-10-29T09:32:57.860-07:00Very insightful. It's my understanding that Ru...Very insightful. It's my understanding that Russia's influence (control) of Belarus is dominant. How has Ukraine's resistance affected the people and politics in other former Soviet satellites? Has it emboldened them to pull away from Russian control, scared them into compliance, or is that what's at stake? Dave Nancenoreply@blogger.com