"The partnership between Russia and the United States that characterized the rule of Boris Yeltsin has been replaced with Cold War round two."
"Historically, large and powerful countries have viewed other countries, particularly those on their borders, as part of their sphere of influence."
"Today, Russia is trying to reassert itself in the countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union, which Russia still treats as if they were not fully independent."
"Belarus is in a strategic location between Russia and Poland and other NATO countries, and just north of Ukraine, with which Russia is currently at war."
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