Why does Russia still own Königsberg/Kaliningrad?
They occupied it after WW2, as all three powers occupied German to control the population, and govern the country until police forces could be established and a new government elected (at least in the West)
So why did the Soviet Union keep and hold onto East Prussia, and why did Russia not release it during the breakup of the Soviet Union?
Update:Canda never had a civil war, what are you talking about?
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Because the people that live there wish to remain part of Russia.
Why do some Americans think that land has rights and people don't?
No, the criminal government of the Chechen Republic wanted independence - but, as it is an integral part of Russia, they should have followed the legal process to gain independence - they didn't.
Anyway, your country had a civil war over this very issue - no state has the right to secede from the union - how democratic is that?
We definitely won't settle for it. Appeasement has on no account worked interior the previous and it won't artwork now. it is going to basically motivate Russia to invade different former Soviet Republics. Russia might desire to be placed under financial sanctions as we talk and Georgia might desire to be admitted to NATO. Russia should additionally withdraw from Georgia thoroughly (which includes South Ossetia). Accepting something much less will basically deliver approximately a lots worse concern interior the destiny.
There was no azzhole to take it away, like Ukraine or Belarus got taken away by a retarded president
What do you mean "still"? It's ours now. It was never "occupied" like the rest of Germany, it was ceded to us.