neighbor belarus and the timing has everyone wondering why. putin talking in to locally specially baked bread has always been bigger on the world stage demanding his towering bel belarusian counterpart but was he here because he wants something? translator: we have certain areas of military cooperation and it s not just supplying each other, which in my view is incredibly important, it s also working together and cooperating. reporter: as usual, it s hard to decipher what the kremlin head is actually up to but his forces have been dropping hints for weeks. endless public exercises along the border between russian and belorussian troops. the top brass have gone one step further and announced a full