Volgograd Agreement (Mercbl)

The Volgograd Agreement was a treaty signed between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on the 9th of October 2030, that resulted in the annexation of the Republic of Belarus by the Russian Federation. This is often seen as the second major step in Putinist Russia’s journey to regain the superpower status it lost following the collapse of the USSR, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
==Context==
In June 2023 Russian forces had enacted a lightning fast occupation of Belarus, under the pretext of restoring the stability of the nation, while in actuality establishing a puppet regime, loyal to Russia. In the years between 2021 and 2030, Russia rigged Belorussian elections to keep the masquerade of a democratic Belarus, while freedom of speech and freedom of the press were being actively suppressed. 
During this period, there was also an implementation of a massive amount of pro-Russian propaganda, including much that promoted Slavic pan-nationalism, which caused the people of Belarus to begin to have a very pro-Russia sentiment in general. 
==The Agreement==
==International Reactions==
The USA along with Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand and most of the EU immediately pointed to apparent flaws and evidence of fraud in the Belorussian referendum that preceded the agreement.
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