This isn't worrisome at all:
Russian lawmakers say they plan to submit a bill to parliament that would make it easier for new territories to join the Russian Federation.
Mikhail Yemelyanov, a leader of the A Just Russia party, said the move was necessary because of the "unpredictable" situation in Ukraine.
He said that, under the proposed bill, a territory would be able to join the Russian Federation on the basis of a referendum or a decision of its parliament.
Crimea seems the most likely candidate for this measure. How will Russia interpret the planned May 25 refendum there?
But remember that those national maps disguise the fact that any movement of the border is going to put somebody on the wrong side of a border.
Pucker factor rising.
