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To: TimF who wrote (763633)	6/5/2022 7:08:26 PM
From: skinowski	4 Recommendations Recommended By frankw1900 Hoa Hao Old_Sparky pak73 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793675

Tim, no one elucidated the issue of “restoration” of the USSR or the old Russian Empire (or any other “domino theories” of Russian expansionism) - better than Maurice Wynn. At the rate they’re going, it would take Putin - and Russia’s leaders before and after him - a 1000 years to get anyplace close to the Empire’s holdings at its height. The only territory they annexed so far since the demise of the USSR was Crimea. It followed a coup (or “revolution”, if you prefer) in Kiev - with the entire legitimately elected government getting thrown out. The new Vicky Nuland appointed rulers started off by passing a law that made the Russian language no longer one of the official languages in Ukraine (and that is in a country where as many as 80% of the population are natural Russian speakers). Well… the new regime could have used the moment - and invited NATO to come in and help “maintain law and order” - which would probably involve an eviction of Russia's Black Sea fleet out of Sevastopol. But, fortunately for Crimeans, they were too busy passing anti-Russian laws. So, the Crimeans contacted Russia, conducted a proper popular referendum - and were annexed by Russia. Doesn’t seem like they’d be nursing any blitzkrieg plans for the rest of Europe.