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> I have not seen Russia post-USSR be interested in expanding and swallowing territory. How can you not have seen the invasion of Ukraine that started yesterda

• EGreg 5y ago
  Is that your only example? So the last 30 years Russia didn’t expand and now it finally took over Ukraine temporarily and will probably let them keep their government and stay relatively independent (but demilitarized) proves they love annexing things? That is like saying Israel took Golan Heights because of its ambitions to expand and take over as much Arab land as it can. Rather than limited strategic control for security guarantees. Every country wants to have a buffer against enemy troops so they can’t shoot as far into its main population centees. In my opinion this is not going to be a thing in the 21st century but it was a thing all throughout history before. USA is just “lucky” to be surrounded by two oceans because frankly they managed to either exterminate or ethnically cleanse and demilitarize all the previous inhabitants on the continent through war or disease. Otherwise it would act the same way. (The Monroe doctrine kind of declares the whole hemisphere to be under USA protectorate btw.)
  • mongol 5y ago
    I proved you wrong. I rest my case.