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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by xdennis on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:39AM (#31352501)
> but isn't Kaliningrad part of the Russian Federation

It was annexed by Russian in 1945 and had its entire population forcibly moved (a war crime even at the time).

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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by aiilns on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:47AM (#31352561)
Yes, "annexed" by Russians from Nazi Germany. As in, becoming part of the Soviet Union since the Red Army had taken the city near the end of WWII after the Russians and British had bombed ~90% of the city.
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Re:Finland will seek NATO membership immediately by agapon on Thursday May 12, 2022 @04:36PM (#31359868)
Not sure why used the quotes. Yes, the territory was annexed from Germany.
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