Russian Ukraine War

[mateinone]

Belarus is a puppet state of Russia, Lukashenko is a lap dog of Putin

As was Ukraine with Yanukovych in control. Unfortunately Ukraine/Belarus and Russia are/were all plutocracies with full blown corruption to a level that is almost impossible to fathom. The powers in Moscow would have been receiving huge kickbacks from the corruption in Kiev and there is little doubt in my mind that is one of the biggest reasons (as well as Putin's desire to build his legacy) for this invasion, as well as the invasion of Crimea and the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in 2014 after the revolution. The revolution would have cost Moscow billions.

Russia would love to either take all of Ukraine back or install another puppet government back in control to keep their coffers kicking over.