> people on the Baltic coast are not Russians, have nothing in common with them, nor have never wanted to be close with them That wording already shows an unex

> people on the Baltic coast are not Russians, have nothing in common with them, nor have never wanted to be close with them That wording already shows an unexpected amount of agitation that would prompt further inquires. > have been driven away from their land like Native Americans and decimated with hostile policies that have resulted in their rapid decline That's mostly an unfaithful description of what's been happening, no. It also runs counter to the previous "have nothing in common with them, nor have never wanted to be close with them". If you really didn't want to be close to Russians you would get out of our hair for a chance.