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2011-08-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin in Favor of Russia, Belarus Uniting into Single State

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Posted by Fred 2011-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 As long as Putin gets to be the President. But what will Lukashenko do?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-02 12:13|| 2011-08-02 12:13|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought Belarus was an economic basket case.
Why, outside of strategic reasons or vanity, would he ever want such a place brought into their workers paradise?

Posted by bigjim-CA 2011-08-02 12:35|| 2011-08-02 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Long term thinking, bigjim.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-08-02 12:39|| 2011-08-02 12:39|| Front Page Top

#4 They've been talking about this forever. It never happens. I'll believe it when I see it.

Posted by gromky 2011-08-02 14:30|| 2011-08-02 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Back in the US ... Back in the USSR!

Posted by Clyde Bucket3505 2011-08-02 16:38|| 2011-08-02 16:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Meanwhile...

* ION TOPIX > ANALYST: RUSSIA WARY OF UNEXPECTED IRAN ATTACK, be it MilTerr Proxies or LRBMS, Surpise Mil Attack or Diplomatic Crisis.

IIUC ARTIC = Russia's joint development of Iran's BUSHESHR NUCPLANT, etc. doesn't mean Moscow implicitly trusts Iran's intentions despite any [anti-US, UNIAEA] Diplomatic, Media rhetoric to the contrary.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-02 22:37|| 2011-08-02 22:37|| Front Page Top

#7 "We're The Phone Company. We'll be a monopoly again."

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-08-02 22:42|| 2011-08-02 22:42|| Front Page Top

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