Why is Belarus a puppet of Russia?

I wouldn't say Belarus is a puppet of Russia, just relatively restricted by Russia. * Belarus could have any foreign military bases establishes vetoed by Russia as they are part of CSTO. read more

I wouldn't say Belarus is a puppet of Russia, just relatively restricted by Russia. Belarus could have any foreign military bases establishes vetoed by Russia as they are part of CSTO. Belarus is also part of other Russian-led organisations such as the Eurasian economic community. read more

The Bolsheviks created a puppet Soviet government of Belarus in Smolensk. In 1924, the Soviet Socialist Republic of Belarus joined the USSR together with Soviet-controlled Russia, Ukraine and Transcaucasia. read more

Belarus is a sovereign state, which has close cutural bonds and history to Russia, and has remained an ally to the Russians after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. in 1991. Belarus is like the Central Asian -stans-, they remain allies to Russia but are in no way puppet states. read more

Throughout his 21-year rule president Alexander Lukashenko has traditionally held close political, economic and military ties with Russia. However he’s also maintained that although the two countries “are like brothers”, Belarus is a separate and autonomous state. read more