[wetphoenix]

~The Monroe doctrine refers to other countries establishing colonies in Latin America. Where are the colonies in Central and Eastern Europe?~

You are engaged in a game of words. Near abroad concept is about the same in fact. It is against foreign influence in countries bordering Russia.

[elhombrelibre]

Oh, I get it. Foreign influence like Ukrainians running Ukraine and not Russians, like President for Life Putin. Or Russians running the Baltic nations instead of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians.

[elhombrelibre]

What you'd have is these nations unfortunate enough to be close to Russia permanently required to follow the ukases of your latest dictator. Shame on you.

[conejo99]

I am curious. Why do you post to Free Republic?
I don’t think you are a paid troll. If you were you would probably try to hide your sympathies.
On the other hand, your command of English is quite good. I don’t think I’d be able to understand others and express myself as well in the foreign tongue I speak. But that very ability raises doubts about your motivation. Isn’t your command of English valuable enough to be worth using in a profession that would pay well enough to absorb your time and efforts?

[free_life]

It is against foreign influence in countries bordering Russia.

By "against" you mean control, and if you cannot control you invade and kill everyone till you control again, eh? Ah Russians are such lovely people! And what exactly in regard to controlling other peoples has changed since Soviet days? You export oil, gas, weapons and death. That's it! What good are you to the world?