Re:Inside the Soviet Army (1982)
by PeterisP on Monday April 14, 2014 @07:29AM
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The concept of "should have been quietly told that joining .. was not possible" is immoral.
Nations have a right of self-determination. Russia and USA can argue for their interests, but if USA and Russia agree "oh, country X will be in your sphere of influence" without giving country X a voice and a veto-vote there - that is evil and insulting to people living in those nations, just as Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement before WW2.
Such divisions should be unacceptable to the global community.
Nations have a right of self-determination. Russia and USA can argue for their interests, but if USA and Russia agree "oh, country X will be in your sphere of influence" without giving country X a voice and a veto-vote there - that is evil and insulting to people living in those nations, just as Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement before WW2.
Such divisions should be unacceptable to the global community.