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They did and he got removed in a revolution in 2014.
> Why not fix issues in Belorussia?
Belorussia is a dictatorship with a firm grip on the media and public opinion.
> Why not win over all the other ex soviet states back?
Because they didn't forget the occupation, and some others had a war on their hands if they went a bit too much west (Georgia, Ukraine).
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They did and he got removed in a revolution in 2014.
> Why not fix issues in Belorussia?
Belorussia is a dictatorship with a firm grip on the media and public opinion.
> Why not win over all the other ex soviet states back?
Because they didn't forget the occupation, and some others had a war on their hands if they went a bit too much west (Georgia, Ukraine).