Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Do you really believe that the "Ukraine " in 1954 was independent of Russia - or the USSR as we called it ?? It was Russian in 1854 when the British and French invaded it.................. IIRC it was annexed by Russia in 1793
Legally speaking your argument has no merit. There's a reason Russia has been ostracized in the world after its invasion. The historical ties argument aligns you with Putin, a great place to be. To return it to Sweden, just the simple matter of logistics and military commonality would sink an effort by NATO to save them. If he does invade, perhaps you can fall back to past Russian historical claims to part of Sweeden as an excuse.