Comments on: Yeltsin v.s. Putin? http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/28/yeltsin-vs-putin/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:36:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Albert http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/28/yeltsin-vs-putin/comment-page-1/#comment-16866 Albert Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:04:46 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=946#comment-16866 Btw the Union between Russia and Belarus was agreed prior to putin in 1999... Yeltsin signed it. The reality is Belarus was never a seperate country it was a region more or less and it makes sense for it to merge with Russia. For one recognition and energy security and no more foreign pressure. Also the people would support it. But what you say above about a showdown is not going to happen. It is more likely that the governors of regions and their regional elite will take action along with other powerful people to influence whom will be the next president. There will most likely be a candidate that will suit them and Putins camp. Btw the Union between Russia and Belarus was agreed prior to putin in 1999… Yeltsin signed it. The reality is Belarus was never a seperate country it was a region more or less and it makes sense for it to merge with Russia. For one recognition and energy security and no more foreign pressure. Also the people would support it.

But what you say above about a showdown is not going to happen. It is more likely that the governors of regions and their regional elite will take action along with other powerful people to influence whom will be the next president. There will most likely be a candidate that will suit them and Putins camp.

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