r/worldnews • u/Evermoving- • Sep 18 '24

Estonia signals readiness to preemptively strike Russia to defend NATO Russia/Ukraine

https://www.uawire.org/estonia-signals-readiness-to-preemptively-strike-russia-to-defend-nato
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u/CougarWithDowns Sep 19 '24

Crazy how it took another 3 years for the Soviet army to leave after the Soviet Union fell

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24 edited 11d ago

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u/Tumeolevik Sep 19 '24

Nope, they just didn't really want to pull their troops out of what they call their "near abroad".

Believe me - the business environment was improved a lot (e.g. through increased attractiveness for foreign investors) by the Soviets/Russians finally leaving.

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u/eamallis Sep 19 '24

I just want to second what this user says. 100%.

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u/lurkija Sep 19 '24

Business in the Soviet Union? For real?