Anonymous Coward User ID: 1491204 Poland 08/02/2011 06:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Putin supports merger of Russia and Belarus SELIGER LAKE, Russia (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin voiced support Monday for Russia to merge with its western neighbor Belarus. Belarus has been an independent state since the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. But the country is still regarded as the most "Soviet" of all former republics. President Alexander Lukashenko has been ruling Belarus for 17 years and has a tight grip over the country's economy and political life. [ link to news.yahoo.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1491199 Switzerland 08/02/2011 06:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Putin supports merger of Russia and Belarus Good for Putin and good for Belarus |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1490688 Luxembourg 08/02/2011 06:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Putin supports merger of Russia and Belarus <3 Putin |