Zelenskyy rejects Trump's proposal that Ukraine could swap territories with Russia

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57. Parts of almost every country in the world were formerly parts of other countries. Maps change constantly.

Should France, Spain, and Great Britain be able to reclaim lands that were formerly part of their empires -- including their American colonies ? Is the US entitled to Cuba and the Philippines, or does Spain get those ?

And how should we restore the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth, whose borders extended almost all the way to Moscow ? Or the Ottoman Empire, which once ruled Crimea and other territories that are now Russian ? Or Austria-Hungary ?

Remember Serbia's dream of restoring a "Greater Serbia" ? It would include several chunks of territory that had EACH been part of several different empires/countries at different times. Like "Six Flags", but with more bloodshed and tragedy.

Dreams of restoring old empires are deeply toxic. Remember why Hitler talked about a "Third Reich"? And Mussolini, being Italian thought he had the claim to be the new Emperor. Both wanted to "recapture" all the lands of the Roman Empire. Only crazed would-be "world conquerors" are drawn to this dream. That's what we see in Putin, and it's fairly obvious.