>>17809354
>East Poland and the baltics were Russian/byelorussisn territory

According to the League of Nations (precursor to the UN), they were independent states

>>17809357
> The Baltic states requested to join the USSR after the USSR had rigged election.

So it was a fake election like the one to annex those territories in Ukraine

> the cited reason for invading Poland was due to instability in the region, and they took the region to protect Belarusian minorities.

So it was a fake pretense for invasion, like the one to annex those territories in Ukraine.

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How did the USSR get away with blatantly annexing sovereign nations on its borders?