Russian President Vladimir Putin has been complaining that the countries that became independent from the Soviet Union are becoming a threat to russia today by adopting a lifestyle or leaning like the Western countries.
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He described ukraine and russia as culturally similar in a speech before the attack on ukraine and also refused to recognize Ukraine's separate identity. Similarly, even before the attack on Crimea, they had occupied this region by calling it an integral part of Russia.
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That is, after Russia's attack on Crimea and then ukraine, it is now being feared that Putin is slowly trying to make an impact on the countries that were part of the Soviet Union.
In this episode, he has made a peace treaty with Belarus, while Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan and other neighboring countries have remained under Russian influence till now. That is, Putin's next target is those countries.
To influence those who have gone completely out of its sphere of influence and reached the influence of Western countries.
Which countries have adopted Western countries, which are now threatened by Russia?
Of all the countries that left russia, the countries that have come closest to the West include ukraine, Estonia, latvia and Lithuania. Apart from this, poland, which was part of the Russian Empire, also joined NATO.
It is worth noting that among the countries mentioned above, only ukraine was not a part of NATO. The remaining four countries are part of the US-led NATO alliance. That is, under the NATO treaty, if any of these countries is attacked, then 38 member countries of NATO will be bound to take action against the enemy.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, russia has first attacked ukraine, which was being talked about to be included in NATO. This move of russia is also an alarm bell for the countries of the Soviet Union that joined NATO.
Estonia, latvia, lithuania and poland have expressed concern about this threat posed by Russia. On Thursday, a meeting was called by the Baltic countries under Article 4 of the NATO constitution, in which Russia's steps were discussed.
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