Thank you for sharing your point of view, just a small correction: Russian term 'near abroad' refers specifically to the former USSR republics in their relation

Thank you for sharing your point of view, just a small correction: Russian term 'near abroad' refers specifically to the former USSR republics in their relation to Russia, not to any neighboring country. For example, this term doesn't apply to Finland or China. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ближнее_зарубежье https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ближнее_зарубежье