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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8232433, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, the history of Ukraine and Kyiv has its roots deep in history, including the Vikings, who traded as far as Constantinople in the Middle Ages.</p><p><br /></p><p>The history of the Ukraine and surrounding countries, including the Baltic countries, is complex, often serving as the backdrop between competing powers, including Russia, Poland, Sweden, Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire (aka Holy Roman Empire in really olden times). </p><p><br /></p><p>History does not lend itself to simplistic slogans and reductions.&nbsp; As collectors of ancients, world and other coinage, and as students of history, the words of authoritarians aimed for the purpose of stoking nationalism at the expense of the right of a nation&#039;s people to determine their own future is odious, cynical, repulsive and against international norms and laws.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is unfortunate about your shipment, which still might show up.&nbsp; Who knows, stranger things have happened.&nbsp; But I agree that it is best to let the matter pass.&nbsp; People are struggling at this moment to&nbsp; survive in the face of a invasion by an overwhelming force.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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