The Belarusian Front
Even as its invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia has clearly not given up on its ambitions to effectively absorb and annex Belarus.
A leaked Kremlin strategy document lays out a detailed plan for Moscow to take full control of Belarus by 2030 – eliminating what little is left of Belarusian sovereignty.
How is the planned Russian takeover of Belarus related to Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine? And how might Belarusians react?
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, senior correspondent at Yahoo News, director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation, and the co-author of a recent report for Yahoo!News about Russia’s planned takeover of Belarus; and David Kramer, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the administration of President George W. Bush and who currently serves as Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
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SHOW NOTES
The article by Michael Weiss and Holger Roonemaa for Yahoo!News on the planned Russian takeover of Belarus, which was discussed on the program, can be accessed here.
The article discussed at the end of the program on Russia’s false claims to have arrested an Estonian spy can be accessed here.
Recent work by Michael Weiss for Yahoo!News can be accessed here.
David Kramer’s work for the George W. Bush Institute can be accessed here.