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sop

(10,177 posts)
6. Putin's expression and body language are those of a supplicant in this image.
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 08:59 PM
Mar 2022

He's desperate for sure.

leftieNanner

(15,100 posts)
8. I noticed that too
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 09:21 PM
Mar 2022

Lukashenko is pulling Putie into HIS space, not the other way around. The Orange One is famous for doing this.

llmart

(15,539 posts)
9. Looking at the two of them side by side...
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 09:41 PM
Mar 2022

I'm quite certain Luka could squash Pooty like a bug if he wanted to.

Bev54

(10,052 posts)
10. This pic compared to his meeting of his own governmental ministers
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 09:46 PM
Mar 2022

that were kept 40 feet away from him, makes me think that Zelenskyy really has gotten into his head that there are spies among them. I think he is getting more and more paranoid about that, with all the recent firings.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
11. Nothing about meeting with Lukashenko implies desperation.
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 10:09 PM
Mar 2022

Lukashenko is a vassal. He holds power because Putin permits it.

Belarus will supply troops and equipment if ordered.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,497 posts)
18. Agree......BUT
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 11:54 PM
Mar 2022

Lets see how the people of Belarus react. Putin or Democracy? Hmmmmm. There is a distinct possibility that the people of Belarus could side with the Ukrainians - perhaps putting historical wrongs aside - to stand against Russian aggression and his puppet regime..

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
19. You saw what happened 2020-2021 in Belarus, right?
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 12:06 AM
Mar 2022

That pro-democracy movement was brutally crushed. The despot hijacked a commercial airliner to arrest a dissident.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
13. Putin needed a few hours of distraction from his war criming. This is a good map:
Sat Mar 12, 2022, 11:07 PM
Mar 2022



More maps, and a long thread:




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