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minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down3·edit-226 days agoHas a single country that had the choice ever opted to stay with Russia? Genuine question.
minus-squareBurninator05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·26 days agoHasn’t this also been the reason behind fighting in Georgia?
minus-squareFirst_Thunder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10·26 days agoAlso Mongolia (sort of, the leadership wanted annexation iirc)
minus-squareskozzii@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·25 days agoNone of the elections Russia has hosted in breakaway states were anything close to an open election, the result was decided before the election day was set.
minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·25 days agoThe preservation of the soviet union was boycotted by some but not all of the soviet republics and those that did vote voted to stay.
Has a single country that had the choice ever opted to stay with Russia? Genuine question.
transinistria and belarus sorta.
Hasn’t this also been the reason behind fighting in Georgia?
Also Mongolia (sort of, the leadership wanted annexation iirc)
None of the elections Russia has hosted in breakaway states were anything close to an open election, the result was decided before the election day was set.
The preservation of the soviet union was boycotted by some but not all of the soviet republics and those that did vote voted to stay.