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No, because they never had any ties to Russia to begin with.
by creshal 10y ago
No, because they never had any ties to Russia to begin with.
- BurningFrog 10y agoThey were part of Russia for several hundred years, gained independence in 1918 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk) and were retaken by Stalin in 1939.