Subject: Re: Well, That Was Weird
One would think our satellites would spot any such movements unless it was done by somehow disguising all Wagner vehicles as commercial traffic.

I'm sure the CIA, NSA, NRO, and others are all over this. They will spot those movements, but likely won't tell us about them. Amateurs that pay for satellite images (those are big business, evidently) may also notice it. But the folks who need to know, will know.

I don't think they need a ruse to use Belarus. They would just use it. Belarus is a similar authoritarian regime that -I believe- is friendly towards Putin. If Belarus was offered something, I'm sure they'd let Putin use them as a staging area. No need for ruses.

Also, from what I'm reading, evidently Putin was furious; barely able to contain his fury during the speeches he issued. Unless he has some serious acting ability, it wasn't a ruse.