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===[[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Russia [[File:Cball-Russian Empire.png]]===
Russia lays claim to the Crimean peninsula, which is mostly recognized as part of [[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]] Ukraine but is under (de-facto) control of Russia. All though not officially claimed by Russian authorities, political observers speculate that they may also want to annex the (unrecognised) separatist republics of [[File:Cball-Donetsk.png]] Donetsk and [[File:Cball-Lugansk.png]] Luhansk, as well as the entire country of [[File:Cball-Belarus.png]] Belarus and the [[File:Cball-Estonia.png]] [[File:Cball-Latvia.png]] [[File:Cball-Lithuania.png]] Baltic states. Russian nationalists commonly advocate the annexation of all former [[File:
In conclusion, Russian irredentism has been a major political factor in Vladimir Putin's ideology and rule over Russia, with him engaging in foreign invasions to spur Russian expansionist goals.
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