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In reply to the discussion: This is just a heads up. Poland is on alert. [View all]840high
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Why did Russia essentially annex Poland and keep it under its control for so long after WW2?
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#20
Ya...Russia gobbled up a bunch of countries and called it the Soviet "Union"
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#22
The whole situation is very serious. The diplomatic apparatis is almost non-existant
TT_Progress
Aug 2014
#34
They've been on edge since the annexation of Crimea. And it's not like it never happened before...
freshwest
Jul 2014
#5
No, historically they're first on the list! See my edited post that you just replied to above.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#12
I think the Belarus and Ukraine were seized upon in an opportunistic fashion only. But
freshwest
Jul 2014
#25
Good post. Current geopolitics are extremely complicated and we are also making mistakes
TT_Progress
Aug 2014
#37