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You think that only because the media tells you they are. I haven't heard many rumblings lately. And Belarus and Georgia aren't, and along with Ukraine, they are the ones that matter.

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I am beginning to think miles is a troll here to spread misinformation. He said above that Hokkaido, Japan is controlled by Russia. Absolute nonsense.

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Yes, I find a *Japanese* publication written in *English* very convincing.

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If only you could bring an ounce of that same skepticism to Kremlin propaganda

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The Baltic states begged to join and it worked, Finland and Sweden both want in; it's too late for Georgia as they already got conquered in 2008, and Belarus is content being a vassal state controlled by the Kremlin.

Ukraine used to be controlled by a Kremlin puppet government, but the post-2014 government is much more into asserting their independence, which is why Putin invaded Crimea. Ever since then, Ukraine has wanted to join NATO because they knew it was a matter of when, not if, Putin came for Kiev.

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You obviously did not read the article.

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