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What happens after Ukraine defeats the Russian invaders? (Part Four)

Although the Free Nations Forum defined foundational cornerstones of budding democracies and anticipated difficulties several risks remain:

(Part three can be found here.)

1. Disagreements on implementing border agreements. On paper, borders have been settled, but to implement them many families will have to be moved with land swaps between nations. Reconstructing the 5 separate pieces of Buryatia (near the Mongolian border by Lake Baikal) and the 3 parts of Circassia (around Sochi on the Black Sea) are two examples. The plan could be stimulated by financing for new community developments and new housing to replace current housing much of which is deteriorating. Detractors assert that such extensive social re-engineering is too complicated. Resolutely, the effort is to undo the injustices wrought by Lenin and Stalin in their Russification policies and banishment to the Gulags where millions died.

2. Living in harmony with other cultures. Agreements to share infrastructure, transportation, natural resources and environmental responsibilities are economic matters that affect employment. Certainly, each Free Nation must do its due diligence in assessing its resources, capabilities and available markets to come up with a viable economy that is able to support their whole population with a fair distribution of opportunities among the segments of their population. In the Post-Russia space, all 41 Free Nations are multi-ethnic and many have large proportions of Russians. Getting along with neighbors will be crucial, particularly where rivers, lakes and hydroelectric power must be shared, along with transportation routes. Hospitals, firehalls, schools and community facilities have to be built, renovated, maintained and staffed.

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