Annexation Ukraine facts
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A 20 year-old book titled "Foundations of Geopolitics" outlined Russian goals to annex Ukraine, separate the UK from the rest of Europe, and foment racial and isolationist groups in the U.S.
how did the annexation of crimea happen?
In the four year period between 1918 and 1922 Poland successfully rebelled against Germany, annexed Silesia, took over the capital of Lithuania, conquered a large part of Ukraine, and defeated the Soviet Union
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After the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union split up, Ukraine contained the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Ukraine later had a deal with Russia that they'd give back the nuclear weapons on the deal that they never invade or forcibly annex one of their territories.
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After voicing his support for Russia's annexation of Crimea, Mikhail Gorbachev was banned from Ukraine for 5 years in 2016
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Kremlin advisor Aleksandr Dugin's 1997 book "Foundations of Geopolitics", where he called for the UK leaving Europe, supporting extremist, racist, and sectarian groups to destabilize the US, annexing Ukraine, promoting US isolationism, and Russia allying with Iran.
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Tom Clancy predicted Russian invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea [credit to user /u/zxcdw]
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During the three year period between 1918 and 1921 Poland successfully rebelled against Germany, annexed parts of Silesia, Took over the capital of Lithuania, fought a successful war against Ukraine, and single-handedly defeated the Soviet Union and stopped the spread of communism.
