Russian grab of Belarus is the role model for Putin’s plans for Ukraine | Trudy Rubin
Russia's dispatch of 30,000 troops to Belarus effectively takes over control of that country while threatening Ukraine along with Lithuania and other NATO states.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting at Konstantin Palace in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Read moreAlexei Nikolsky / AP
