bojan Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: ...illegally acquired Polish territory... As does Poland on German, as does Germany on someone else. What is the point?
Adam Peter Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Considering Belarus sits on illegally acquired Polish territory, you might think this is a box that they would fear to open. But clearly not. Aww, it is the 101st anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon, would you support the Hungarian cause, finally?
TonyE Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Adam Peter said: Aww, it is the 101st anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon, would you support the Hungarian cause, finally? Előre Bácskába?😮
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Adam Peter said: Aww, it is the 101st anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon, would you support the Hungarian cause, finally? Just pointing out, go down the route of 'what was once mine is always mine', its going to cause an awful lot of problems for everyone. 10 hours ago, bojan said: As does Poland on German, as does Germany on someone else. What is the point? That is kind of like Nazi Germany complaining what violent terrorists they found on the French territory they took. IE, its bloody clueless.
Adam Peter Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 12 hours ago, TonyE said: Előre Bácskába?😮 Bácska? Erdély a korona ékköve! Mehetünk, de csak azután, hogy Lajtabánság is felkelt!
BansheeOne Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Quote Belarus parades 'hostage' Pratasevich before press yet again By Jon Shelton | 12h ago The dissident journalist was presented at a Foreign Ministry press conference on the diversion of his plane to Minsk on May 23. The move prompted one reporter to walk out. The Belarus Foreign Ministry presented jailed dissident Raman Pratasevich at a Monday press conference addressing the diversion of the commercial airliner he was aboard when he was arrested on May 23. "I am fine! I feel perfect! I am not a hostage, but my parents are hostages. My parents are used by politicians. My parents can return home safely," Pratasevich, who showed no signs of physical torture, told reporters. Pratasevich's parents, who live in Poland, have called on Western leaders, especially Angela Merkel, to help secure their son's release."No matter what he says, let's not forget: he is a hostage. And the regime is using him as a trophy," wrote Franak Viacorka, adviser to exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Twitter. Belarus press conference diverted Monday's press conference was called to address the diversion and forced landing of a commercial jet on route from Greece to Lithuania by Belarus authorities. [...] The brazenness of the Belarus regime's display of Pratasevich on Monday prompted BBC journalist Jonah Fisher to walk out of the press conference in protest, tweeting, "not taking part when he is clearly there under duress." Pratasevich becoming a regular on Belarus TV Monday's press conference was Pratasevich's third televised appearance since his arrest. In the first, he admitted guilt and expressed regret for his activities organizing demonstrations against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, whom he said had "balls of steel." In the second, he told supporters that now was not the time for protests against the government, adding that they were futile. [...] https://m.dw.com/en/belarus-parades-hostage-pratasevich-before-press-yet-again/a-57893246
BansheeOne Posted June 16, 2021 Posted June 16, 2021 Quote Date 15.06.2021 Ryanair CEO says Belarus 'broke the rules' in forcing plane to land Michael O'Leary, the budget airline's CEO, said Belarus falsely claimed there was "a bomb on board" a Ryanair flight in order to detain a dissident journalist, adding that air traffic control in Minsk lied to the pilot. Belarus broke "all international aviation rules" after it falsely claimed there was "a bomb on board" a Ryanair flight in order to detain a dissident journalist, the airline's CEO told British lawmakers on Tuesday. The pilot of a Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus on May 23 leading to the arrest of Raman Pratasevich, had no choice but to land the plane in Minsk, Michael O'Leary told a parliamentary committee. The scheduled flight from Greece to Lithuania altered its course and landed in the Belarusian capital, after Minsk air traffic control warned the flight crew of a "credible threat" to security as there was "a bomb on board" that "would be detonated," O'Leary said. False claims from air traffic control The captain had repeatedly asked to communicate with Ryanair's operations control center, but Minsk air traffic control told him — falsely — that "Ryanair weren't answering the phone," O'Leary added. "This was clearly a premeditated breach of all the international aviation rules, regulations, safety," O'Leary said. He said the pilot was put under "considerable pressure" to land in Belarus instead of the more standard options of Poland or other Baltic countries. "He wasn't instructed to do so, but he wasn't left with any great alternatives," the airline's CEO told members of the committee. After the plane landed, several "unidentified persons" entered the aircraft with video cameras, according to O'Leary. They "repeatedly attempted to get the crew to confirm on video that they had voluntarily diverted to Minsk," O'Leary continued. However, he said the air crew did not give such confirmation. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-ceo-says-belarus-broke-the-rules-in-forcing-plane-to-land/a-57909845
BansheeOne Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 Quote EU agrees on increased sanctions against Belarus 8h ago EU foreign ministers gathering in Luxembourg have approved a set of tougher sanctions targeting sectors that will impact the Belarusian regime. The US, Canada and UK also imposed new punitive measures on Minsk. European Union foreign ministers on Monday increased pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko by approving tougher sanctions on entities supporting his regime, diplomats said. The agreement, struck at a meeting in Luxembourg, follows weeks of tough negotiations over which economic actors to hit. The punitive measures still need to be formally adopted, but their basic remit is now settled. The sanctions are set to target revenue sources that benefit the Belarusian regime like potash fertilizer exports, the tobacco industry, petroleum and petrochemical products and the financial sector, diplomats told AFP news agency. According to EU diplomats speaking to various news agencies, the foreign ministers convening in Luxembourg were also discussing placing more than 80 additional individuals and entities on an assets freeze, as well as imposing a visa ban upon them. DW's Brussels bureau chief Alexandra von Nahmen said it is "very notable" that the EU has imposed broad sanctions targeting key areas of the Belarusian economy, such as the financial sector and petroleum products. "This is a first for the European Union to target whole areas of the Belarusian economy," she said. "It is also notable that all member states were on board — even those with close economic ties to Belarus," she added. US, Canada, UK also impose new sanctions The US, Canada and the UK also imposed new sanctions on Belarus in coordination with the EU. Washington on Monday sanctioned dozens of Belarusian officials, freezing their assets and banning their travel to the US. "These coordinated designations demonstrate the steadfast commitment to supporting the Belarusian people's democratic aspirations," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said about the punitive measures. The UK and Canadian foreign ministries imposed similar measures on Belarusian officials and entities over human rights concerns. [...] https://m.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-on-increased-sanctions-against-belarus/a-57976467
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 24, 2021 Posted June 24, 2021 Ive been listening to a podcast that has an interesting take. The Eastern Border podcast is presented by a Latvian who has a somewhat wayward approach, but he continually points to history and events that is invariably interesting. Anyway, his take on the Lukashenka highjacking, and its likely result on the Belarus economy, is a really interesting perspective. Even pro Putin new agencies seem to be saying Belarus is going to be screwed by the sanctions. https://player.fm/series/the-eastern-border-1269338/lukashenka-the-pirate
BansheeOne Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Quote Belarus: Lukashenko claims to undercover Western-backed plot 02.07.2021 Belarus' strongman president has closed the border to Ukraine and claimed, without evidence, that his government stopped a Western-backed plot involving weapons smuggling from Ukraine. Kyiv vehemently denied the claims. Belarus' president, Alexander Lukashenko, said Friday that Belarusian authorities have uncovered "terrorist sleeper cells," which he claimed were planning to overthrow his government. The authoritarian leader claimed that Germany, Ukraine, the United States, Poland and Lithuania were involved. He didn't provide any evidence for the claims but said he would provide details later. Lukashenko said he would raise these claims with the "leaders of Germany," including Chancellor Angela Merkel. The German government has not yet responded to Lukashenko's accusations. What did Lukashenko claim? Lukashenko said Western-backed saboteurs were planning to blow up a Russian naval communications facility in Vileyka, 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of the Belarusian capital, Minsk. He claimed that the weapons and materials for the alleged plot were smuggled into Belarus over the Ukrainian border, adding that Belarusian authorities were able to stop the plan from being carried out. He said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin has "serious" discussions about the alleged plot, and that "all participants — including those who organized and carried it out — were found and arrested within two days." He did not specify who had been detained. Lukashenko also said he had ordered officials to close the country's border with Ukraine to prevent "a huge amount of arms" from coming into Belarus. Ukraine 'categorically' denies claims Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said Kyiv had not yet received any official notifications about the closure of the border on the part of Belarus." Nikolenko also told Ukrainian media that the ministry "categorically denies" Lukashenko's statement about the supply of weapons from Ukraine, adding that Lukashenko was using the claims to "intimidate" the Belarusian people. [...] https://m.dw.com/en/belarus-lukashenko-claims-to-undercover-western-backed-plot/a-58144016 Edited July 4, 2021 by BansheeOne
BansheeOne Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 Quote Belarus leader ready to invite Russian troops ‘if necessary’ By YURAS KARMANAU 54 minutes ago KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president said Friday he’s prepared to invite Russian troops into the country if such a move is necessary to ensure the security of both Belarus and Russia. But, President Alexander Lukashenko said, at the moment “there is absolutely no need” to do that. In remarks carried by the state-run Belta news agency, Lukashenko stressed that he had dealt with last year’s anti-government protests without involving other countries’ armed forces, but added that he would not hesitate to bring in Russian troops if necessary. Belarus is able to quickly deploy 500,000 of its own personnel, but “if it is not enough, all Russian armed forces will be brought in,” Lukashenko said, according to Belta. “If it is necessary, we won’t hesitate.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Moscow hasn’t received any official requests from Belarus to deploy troops, and the move “is possible only after an official request from the leadership of one country to the leadership of other.” Russia and Belarus have close military and defense ties. Two Russian radar stations communicating with nuclear submarines in the Atlantic and Indian oceans and parts of the Pacific are based in Belarus. In September, the two ex-Soviet nations are scheduled to conduct large-scale joint military exercises. Until recently, Lukashenko’s government had resisted Moscow’s attempts to expand military presence in Belarus and rejected requests to open an airbase and station additional troops in the country. But amid the political crisis that unfolded in Belarus after Lukashenko’s reelection to a sixth term in August 2020 was met with huge protests, Russia promised its neighbor military support and allocated a $1.5 billion loan for Belarus’ ailing economy. [...] https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-belarus-d08a580b9e5c86913bafa1c9aaa99242
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 Thanks, I meant to post this up earlier. The consensus online is that this is already a done deal, and the Russians will stay past Zapad.
seahawk Posted July 31, 2021 Posted July 31, 2021 Good news for Belarus. This will provide stability and safety and allow a much swifter campaign in the Ukraine.
BansheeOne Posted August 2, 2021 Posted August 2, 2021 Quote Date 01.08.2021 Tokyo Olympics: Belarus sprinter Tsimanouskaya refuses 'forced' flight home A Belarusian runner says she was taken to a Toyko airport against her will by team officials after she criticized coaches. Belarusian officals are denying her version of events. Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is safe after refusing to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after forcibly being taken from the Olympics to the airport by her team. She was removed after she criticized sports officials, according to an NGO that supports athletes in conflict with Belarus' authoritarian regime. The 24-year-old athlete had objected publicly to being entered into the women's 400m relay at the Games by Belarus' athletics federation without prior notice. She said she had never raced in the event before. Coaching staff order Tsimanouskaya to pack Tsimanouskaya said coaching staff had come to her room on Sunday and told her to pack. She said she was then taken to Haneda Airport by representatives of the Belarusian Olympic team. But she refused to board the flight, telling news agency Reuters in a message over Telegram: "I will not return to Belarus." Tsimanouskaya asked Japanese police at Tokyo's Haneda Airport to give her protection. She also appeared in a video posted on the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation's (BSSF) website, asking the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to help her. "I am under pressure and they are trying to take me out of the country without my consent. I ask the International Olympic Committee to interfere," Tsimanouskaya said in the video. Tsimanouskaya is 'safe' The IOC said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and that she was with a Tokyo 2020 official. The statement quoted her as saying she felt "safe." It added the IOC and Tokyo 2020 would continue their conversations with Tsimanouskaya and the authorities "to determine the next steps in the upcoming days." The director of the IOC's National Olympic Committee relations has been in contact with the athlete, Reuters reported citing an IOC official. Japan's top government spokesman also confirmed she was safe. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato added in comment during a news conference that authorities, including the International Olympic Committee, were working to confirm her intentions, and that Japan would take "appropriate steps" in cooperation with other bodies. The United Nations refugee agency UNCHR and Japanese police are involved in the situation, Reuters said, quoting an IOC official. [...] Tsimanouskaya had complained on Instagram that she was entered in the 4x400 meter relay after some team members were unable to compete. "Some of our girls did not fly here to compete in the 4x400m relay because they didn't have enough doping tests," Tsimanouskaya told news agency Reuters from the airport. "And the coach added me to the relay without my knowledge. I spoke about this publicly. The head coach came over to me and said there had been an order from above to remove me," she said. Official denial The head of the Belarus athletics team in Tokyo, Yuri Moisevich, told state-owned broadcaster STV the decision had been taken to make changes to the relay team, but they did not announce it immediately so as not to disrupt the athletes' preparation. "We intended to tell her everything, to explain it, especially as she was a reserve," Moisevich said. The Belarusian Olympic Committee also said in a statement that Tsimanouskaya had left the competition on medical advice. It cited problems with her "emotional and psychological state." The IOC has asked Belarus National Olympic Committee for a full response. The BSSF quoted Tsimanouskaya as denying that she was even examined by doctors. European countries offer help Polish Foreign Ministry official Marcin Przydacz said on Twitter that Tsimanouskaya has been "offered a humanitarian visa and is free to pursue her sporting career in Poland if she so chooses." Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek slammed the "scandalous" situation around the Belarusian. "The Czech Republic is ready to help," Kulhanek said. "We are offering her a visa to enter the territory so that she can apply for international protection with us. Our embassy in Tokyo is also ready to help." French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told Radio France Internationale on Monday that "it would be an honor for Europe" to grant Tsimanouskaya political asylum. A source at the NGO said earlier that she planned to request asylum in Germany or Austria on Monday. Belarusian authorities have clamped down hard on dissent in the country following heavily disputed August elections won by long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko. https://www.dw.com/en/tokyo-olympics-belarus-sprinter-tsimanouskaya-refuses-forced-flight-home/a-58722997
Stuart Galbraith Posted August 2, 2021 Posted August 2, 2021 CNN claims she has gone to the Polish consulate.
BansheeOne Posted August 2, 2021 Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Yeah. Another step to the return of the good old Cold War times, defecting athletes. ETA: Poland has reportedly granted her asylum, while her husband has fled into Ukraine. Edited August 2, 2021 by BansheeOne
BansheeOne Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 Quote Date 03.08.2021 Belarusian NGO chief found hanged in Ukraine The chief of a Kyiv-based group that provided aid to Belarusians fleeing persecution was found hanged near his home, after he had gone missing, police said. The head of a Belarusian non-governmental organization, who had been reported missing on Monday when he went on his morning run, was found dead. "Belarusian citizen Vitaly Shishov, who had gone missing in Kyiv yesterday, was today found hanged in one of the Kiev parks, not far from where he lived," police said in a statement. A murder probe has been opened, authorities said, adding that they would pursue all leads including a possible "murder disguised as a suicide." Shishov heads the Kyiv-based Belarusian House in Ukraine (BDU), an organization that helps Belarusians trying to flee persecution. The organization helps them find accommodation, employment, and legal services. Ukraine, like Poland and Lithuania, has become a haven for Belarusians, following a crackdown on dissent in their home country by President Alexander Lukashenko. Shishov was 'followed by strangers' Police said the activist was reported missing by his partner when he did not return from his morning run and was not responding to calls on his cellphone. Shishov's friends said he had been followed by "strangers" recently while jogging, human rights organization Vyasna said. The Belarusian House in Ukraine released a statement saying he was under surveillance, and "both local sources and our people in Belarus" have alerted the group to the possibility of "various provocations, including kidnapping and liquidation.'' "There is no doubt that this was a planned operation by security operatives to liquidate a Belarusian, dangerous for the regime. We will continue to fight for the truth about Vitaly's death,'' the group said. They added that Shishov was forced to move to Ukraine in the fall of 2020, after antigovernment protests led to a crackdown on dissent in Belarus. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/belarusian-ngo-chief-found-hanged-in-ukraine/a-58736777
BansheeOne Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 Quote Date 06.08.2021 Two Belarus Olympic coaches sent home by IOC for bullying sprinter The two Belarusian coaches were involved in the effort to force a sprinter to return to Minsk. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was critical of being put in a race she had not trained for. Two Belarusian coaches had their credentials pulled by the IOC on Friday after they attempted to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to return to Minsk. The two have left the Olympic village and will return to Minsk in the near future, Belarus state-run Belta news agency reported, citing the country's Olympic committee. Shot of criticism now heard around the world Tsimanouskaya, 24, had posted a video critical of the Belarus Olympic Committee's decision to have her compete in a race she did not train for. That video and the bullying by the two coaches, identified by the IOC on Twitter as Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich, upended her life. Shimak is the deputy director of the Belarus national training center and Maisevich is the Belarus head athletics coach. Prior to the decision to have the two men "cancelled and removed," the IOC opened a formal investigation earlier in the week in order to "clarify the circumstances around the incident" and the role Shimak and Maisevich played in it. The IOC noted, "they will be offered an opportunity to be heard." The Belarus Olympic Committee said it "fully defends and will continue to protect the interests of all Belarusian athletes and coaches from any forms of discrimination" and "reserves the right to appeal the decision." Finding safety in Warsaw On Wednesday, Tsimanouskaya arrived in Warsaw on a humanitarian visa after she refused her coaches' demands to return to Minsk. She had sought protection from Japanese police while at the airport. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/two-belarus-olympic-coaches-sent-home-by-ioc-for-bullying-sprinter/a-58775810 Quote Date 05.08.2021 Author Ihor Burdyga Ukraine investigating Belarusian activist's death as possible murder Belarusian activist Vitaly Shishov was recently founded dead in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. His acquaintances doubt he committed suicide. Police have not ruled out a political murder. Suicide or premeditated murder disguised as suicide? Those are the main hypotheses authorities in Kyiv are currently investigating in the death of Vitaly Shishov, according to National Police of Ukraine boss Ihor Klymenko. Shishov, a 26-year-old Belarusian activist who co-founded the Kyiv-based Belarusian House in Ukraine (BHU), was found hanged in a forest on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital on the morning of August 3. He was reported to have left a nearby high-rise building to go jogging the day before. He never returned. "We started worrying after lunch," a fellow activist — who preferred to remain anonymous out of fear of his own life — told DW. "Vitaly wasn't somebody who would get lost or break off contact. He was responsible and stable." Friends and volunteers, then police, searched the forest for Shishov, whose corpse was finally found in the early morning hours after his telephone was traced. The BHU claims his nose was broken, indicating he had died violently. Police have refuted the claim, only saying that there were scratches on Shishov's body and face that suggested he may have fallen. Nevertheless, Ukrainian authorities have also stated that there is a discrepancy in the relationship between the size of the body and the height of the branch and length of the rope it was found hanging from — which authorities say does not support the hypothesis of suicide. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-investigating-belarusian-activists-death-as-possible-murder/a-58771083 Quote Date 05.08.2021 EU summons Belarus envoy over 'instrumentalization' of migrants Belarus' plans to shut parts of its border to halt migrants from re-entering the country has raised the ire of the EU. Brussels said migrants are not a political weapon. The European Union has summoned Belarus' representative in Brussels, after accusing Minsk of using migrants as political tools. "These practices must stop and Belarus must respect its international commitments in combating irregular migration and human trafficking and migrant smuggling," a European Commission spokesperson told a news conference. The European External Affairs Service, the bloc's diplomatic service, said officials "conveyed the EU's strong concerns and clear position that the instrumentalization of migrants and refugees is utterly unacceptable." Lithuania claims Belarus has created a deliberate refugee crisis on its border by allowing migrants to travel towards the EU. Belarus then bars them from returning, in a move viewed as retaliation for EU sanctions on Minsk. What we know so far Lithuania has reported a marked increase of illegal border crossings and has accused the Belarusian government of bringing migrants to the border area. Over the past few weeks, several hundred migrants have crossed into Lithuania. The EU border agency Frontex has dispatched additional personnel to help stem the tide. Brussels has accused Minsk of allowing this to happen. President Alexander Lukashenko had openly threatened to allow refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East to enter the bloc, in retaliation for sanctions. Those EU sanctions were imposed because of human rights abuses and violent repression of civil society. Belarus to shut border with Lithuania On Thursday, President Lukashenko said Belarus plans to close portions of its border with Lithuania. "From today, no one will be allowed to cross the border from any side, neither from the south nor from the west," he said, according to state agency Belta. Lukashenko's latest move is believed to be an attempt to stop the EU from returning migrants sent into the bloc. Lithuanian border guards have started to stop new arrivals at its border with Belarus. Iraq, whose citizens primarily comprise the migrants involved in the crossings, has also being urged to bar flights heading to Minsk. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-summons-belarus-envoy-over-instrumentalization-of-migrants/a-58773302
BansheeOne Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 Quote Putin and Lukashenko move to integrate economies of Russia and Belarus Russian president announces agreement on macroeconomic policies, and common tax and customs measures Andrew Roth in Moscow Thu 9 Sep 2021 13.05 EDT Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said they had made progress toward integrating the two countries’ economies during a summit on Thursday evening in advance of massive joint military exercises. Speaking late on Thursday, Putin said the two leaders had agreed to coordinate the countries’ macroeconomic policies, institute common tax and customs measures, and harmonise other financial controls as part of a 28-point roadmap that is expected to increase Russia’s influence over its neighbour. The countries will move to integrate their energy markets while maintaining steeply discounted supplies of natural gas to Belarus, and Russia will provide a further $630m in loans to the cash-strapped Belarusian government, Putin said. The texts of the agreements were not made available and the leaders did not sign any documents publicly. While the two sides announced new economic agreements, they stopped short of introducing a common currency or going into detail on any defence or political agreements, signalling a limit to the extent of the negotiations. Lukashenko, who has been sanctioned by the west for a brutal crackdown on the country’s opposition, has been seen as resisting pressure from Moscow to concede control over government policy in exchange for Russian support. “First the economic foundation must be laid before moving further on the political track,” Putin said after the talks, noting that the two sides had not discussed possible political integration. [...] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/09/putin-and-lukashenko-discuss-integrating-russia-and-belarus
seahawk Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 If you are going towards 70years old, it might be a convenient solution to make sure that your personal fortune and that of your family stays protected.
Josh Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 10:19 AM, seahawk said: If you are going towards 70years old, it might be a convenient solution to make sure that your personal fortune and that of your family stays protected. So basically Mafia type considerations.
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 12:45 PM, Ssnake said: Heim ins Reich. I was going to say its more like an Anschlus, but I see it also included that as well. Fair comment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heim_ins_Reich The potential military threat its going to present to Eastern Europe if Russia permanently bases in Belarus is going to be a real headache. It doesnt seem likely they are all going to withdraw after Zapad 2021, anymore than they did from the border of Ukraine after the deployment earlier this year.
bojan Posted September 15, 2021 Posted September 15, 2021 Remind me, how Montenegro joined NATO? Was there a referendum?
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