Will Putin Take Advantage of Conflict With Kim to “Liberate” Belorussia?

... notice that prior to the invasion of Crimea, Zhirinovsky was leading the nationalist propaganda for the “liberation” of Crimea in 2014.) These writers have always recommended a strategic partnership with Russia against terrorism when feasible; read ... ... of Russian processes are pre-determined, above all, by the Kremlin anticipation of the U.S. response. This has held true for Eastern Europe, but also the Middle East. See our article in the Middle East Quarterly,“Why Putin wants Syria, ” Spring, 2016,...