Proposals had been made to change Russia's nuclear doctrine to allow for attacking any non-nuclear state that had the participation or support of a nuclear state, Putin said.
The west has been trying to turn Belarus into another Ukraine for a while now, and that’s ultimately what pushed Belarus join Russia. It’s rather amusing how self defeating western maximalist policies are. It’s like a Greek tragedy where the protagonist’s actions in fighting against prophecy lead to it being fulfilled. If the west just allowed Ukraine and Belarus stay neutral, then they likely would’ve fallen into western orbit over time. By forcing the issue the west destroyed Ukraine and pushed Belarus firmly into Russian orbit.
The west has been trying to turn Belarus into another Ukraine for a while now, and that’s ultimately what pushed Belarus join Russia. It’s rather amusing how self defeating western maximalist policies are. It’s like a Greek tragedy where the protagonist’s actions in fighting against prophecy lead to it being fulfilled. If the west just allowed Ukraine and Belarus stay neutral, then they likely would’ve fallen into western orbit over time. By forcing the issue the west destroyed Ukraine and pushed Belarus firmly into Russian orbit.