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No, Russian doctrine is to occupy neighboring countries to fight outside their own borders.

Just because they're afraid of having their "backs-to-the-wall" doesn't mean their doctrine is legitimate.

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Description of how Russian military doctrine resulted in the annexation of the Baltic states in WW2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Baltic_state...