> is there anything in belarus that could stop a takeover?  nothing really. people do not want to be a part of russia but nobody will go to war either. lukashenko hopes for china's support and therefore tries to join all chinese organizations with all his might. he also wants to restore relations with the west and has already pardoned 300 political prisoners. but actually i doubt that russia will annex us, putin thinks that he already has full control over us, as our economy is completely tied to russia. he also needs an example for the countries of the caucasus and central asia and for the world community in general, like "belarus is so close to us and nothing threatens its independence and it is ukraine's own fault, if they behaved well, they would have not a war but a lot of gibs too"
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