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Is there a future for Belarus as an independent nation, or must it choose between being absorbed by the Poland-Lithuania-NATO constellation of power or by metropolitan Russia? For centuries, the land on which the contemporary sovereign state of Belarus sits has been a fiercely contested borderland between Poland and Russia. It has changed hands many times ...
... share of defence spending as a percent of GDP, although that country is actually spending much less on defence than Germany. Poland is playing a noticeable role: it has already met the Wales Summit requirements. Warsaw's defence spending is significantly ... ... stability, especially in light of the procurement of new weapons and military equipment. The contribution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is minimal: these countries are consumers of security, although still important in terms of their location in the potential ...
... was divided into two blocs, with East Germany and East Berlin under Soviet Union’s control, and that they fought against each other during WWI and WWII; however, this relationship cannot be compared to the kind of relations that Russia had with Poland and Lithuania. The latter two had indeed lived the last few centuries, already from the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in mid 18th century, under constant military threat of Russia. It should come as no surprise that, as criticised ...
... – 14 percent, with experts still unsure whether they have recovered from the debilitating blow. In 2014-2015, Latvia and Lithuania joined a stagnating Eurozone. However, now the Ukraine crisis and talk of an aggressive Russia give them a universal ... ... Trukhachev Vadim Trukhachev: the Visegrad Gainers from Ukraine Tragedy The obvious beneficiary appears to be the Visegrad Group of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, where both Russia-haters and opponents of sanctions are set to obtain dividends....
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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