Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia

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114. Because we are the one nearing RUSSIA, not Russia forces nearing the US.

The US First Foreign Policy concerns, are Mexico, Canada and Cuba, for the same reason Russia is concerned about Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China and Korea. ALL BORDER RUSSIA. Many have large population of Ethnic Russians.

Yes, I did not mention the Caucasus states or Turkey, those have either a mountain range or the Black Sea between them and Russia, thus less of a concern for the border is more "Natural" then the rest of the borders of Russia. Afghanistan is another mountain area, a "foot hills" of the Himalayas. Thus a state with "Natural Borders" with its neighbors and Russia. China is complex, part of the border is Mountains, part of the border is rolling countryside. The "True" northern border of China is the Great Wall, but it is also well inside the legal borders of China, thus making the borders of Russia and China more of someone drawing a line in the sand.

Remember 1962, the US almost went to war over MISSILES IN CUBA. Why? Those missiles were located in an area NEXT TO THE USA. Thus Russia, in the Ukraine, is acting much like the US did in Mexico and Cuba since the 1800s. We want FRIENDLY Governments in both, Hostile Government are not liked, but tolerable (Cuba since the 1960s), Hostile Government WITH Troops or other military force from over seas powers UNACCEPTABLE (The Cuban Missile Crisis).

Russia is the same, in those countries near to it, it wants friendly governments, will accept hostile governments, but will oppose foreign forces in those countries (Afghanistan was an exception, but given 9-11 Putin was NOT going to oppose US movements into Afghanistan).