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Paul Manafort is a wealthy man. He was involved with Ukraine while Viktor Yanukovich was President of the country. It was known Yanukovich was in President Putin's pocket. Putin would make regular visits to Crimea before the annexation was supposedly a legitimate vote.
But, this isn't about Putin exactly. It is about Paul Manafort. He went from a wealthy businessman involved with Ukraine, one has to assume with the oligarchs, to a campaign chairman for another wealthy man running for President of the USA. I don't think the involvement by Russia was for any other reason, but, to end NATO and reclaim former Soviet states.
Russia has just conducted military maneuvers near NATO's border with Lithuania. There will be Russian soldiers left behind. That isn't evident already? Russia states there are only a few thousand soldiers involved because the other tens of thousands are already being housed by oligarchs within the region. It is foolish to believe anything differently. Putin isn't at the United Nations. I think that says it all.
August 1, 2017
By Katelyn Newman
Tensions are growing (click here) in Eastern Europe as Russia's long-planned military exercise with Belarus shows off the strength of the Soviet state's military relative to its NATO counterparts, mirroring Cold War intimidation tactics.
The military maneuvers known as Zapad, Russian for "west," are expected to take place from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 in Belarus, the Baltic Sea, western Russia and Russia's enclave Kaliningrad, all of which surround three critical NATO allies – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania....
To say there are tensions between Russia and Europe is an understatement. The date was in 2012, but, the implications are long lasting.
1 May 2012
By Siarhei Bohdan
By Siarhei Bohdan
On Monday, (click here) Switzerland joined the EU sanctions against Belarusian citizens and firms believed to support dictatorship. Most of these firms belong to Vladimir Peftiev. Belarusian and international media often portray him as having a significant role in the regime. That prompted the EU to punish him and some other businessmen for their support of Lukashenka. However, the significance and influence of the so called Belarusian "oligarchs" should not be exaggerated.
While in Russia and Ukraine oligarchs form a clique of business moguls which could seriously influence the government, Belarusian "oligarchs" are much poorer and have hardly any clout in national politics. In reality they are just replaceable managers rather than stakeholders of the Belarusian regime.
The Belarusian ruler brings them to the top, then puts in prisons, forgives them and uses them again as he deems proper. Their function is to run profitable firms and take care of whatever the regime permits them to do....
The map above reveals the issues countries face with Russia. The Port of St. Petersburg is a Russian port. There have been military ships that sail through this region of NATO.
Kaliningrad is another Russian port (picture to the right).
There is another Russia Port, Primorsk in Leningrad Oblast. The Oblast surrounds the west end of the Baltic Sea where Russian land exists.
I think that does it.
The military games in Belarus is about Ukraine. It is too obvious. There is no reason to think differently.
The map above reveals the issues countries face with Russia. The Port of St. Petersburg is a Russian port. There have been military ships that sail through this region of NATO. Kaliningrad is another Russian port (picture to the right).
There is another Russia Port, Primorsk in Leningrad Oblast. The Oblast surrounds the west end of the Baltic Sea where Russian land exists.
I think that does it.The military games in Belarus is about Ukraine. It is too obvious. There is no reason to think differently.
