The Soviet era social structures have left marks all over Ukraine, the Central Asian countries, the Baltics, etc. Genuine issues and problems. He, though, is using it as the fulcrum to reconstitute the old ways. US and NATO have indicated clearly that they won't get involved with anything beyond the NATO boundaries. So, Putin will get his way, and WW III is averted for now. At least, the final will occur, with or without City. Hopefully, with De Bruyne and his magic.Estonians do have a two tier system for citizenship depending where your parents are from and moved there which could be seen by some as racism. It therefore precludes some citizens born there of EU treaty rights due to their lineage.