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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I was wondering why Russia, now a democracy, didn't interfere in Belarus to help the people. I guess Russia is following the same policy as the USA. As long as the government is our friend, screw the people.
Like you say, the West won't interfere for the same reason they won't interfere in N. Korea. They don't want to upset China.
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Rumour has it that Russia was involved in the fix, similar to the recent Ukraine elections. The report I heard said that there was the beginning of another 'orange revolution'.
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