Thread by @KrauseForIowa

Protest for #Navalny in #Siberia. Attempted poisoning of #Navalny augments anger over the jailing of a popular local governor on trumped up charges. Will the Siberia Navalny protests spread to #Moscow, or is fear of death already the object lesson? #KGB #Putin #NATO #Belarus

1) Coverage of the protests by #Belarus's largest TV station. As U can see, #Lukashenko has lost control of at least part of the media & no one seems to be stopping them. Earlier in the week it was reported that some #Belarus military units were also in the protest. #Putin #NATO

2) Meanwhile, #Lukashenko announced that #NATO is marshalling forces for an attack & has ordered most of his forces to his western border. This conveniently gets his troops out of harm's way if #Putin invades from east to stop #Lukashenko's collapse. NATO denies intent to invade.

3) Will #Belarus turn into big #TugOfWar? #Lukashenko accuses protesters of planning to give #Belarus mining jobs to #Ukrainians if they win. #Ukrainians want Belarus 2 depose Lukashenko & go democratic. Makes new ally & weakens #Putin's upper hand. They deny jobs plot. #NATO

4) Hmmmm . . . Big crowd (riot) control training for cops in #Moscow. Is #Putin afraid of new demonstrations over HIS stolen election? Is it why he tried to kill #Navalny? Or prep to drop #Russian cops into #Minsk, #Belarus, as part of the #PutinLukashenko mutual aid pact? #NATO

5) #RussiaTroll, #Kremlin Anti-#Navalny propagandist reacts to this thread on #Navalny, #Putin, #Belarus, #Lukashenko. Noticed. #KGB, #GRU, #CIA. #NATO.

6) Typical tweet promoted by #Kremlin on #Navalny. #Character assassination going on. Even thru attempted assassination. #KGB #GRU #CIA #RussianTroll #NATO

6) Proof from #Germany that #Navalny was in fact poisoned. They found poison traces in his blood. Takes him out at a crucial juncture of potential instability in #Russia. Makes a #Belarus invasion easier for #Putin apnews.com/89051aea9fa115…