After Donald Trump’s victory and some of his expansionist winks, now Other countries seem to want to imitate him. Just a few days ago, Google announced that it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, at the request of government sources. In addition, the Republican also claimed to want to take control of Greenland.
Meanwhile, Russia, who with his invasion to Ukraine, also made clear his expansionist anxious, now seeks to change the name of the Gulf of Finland to Gulf of St. PetersburgAs Mijail Myagkov, scientific director of Russia’s historical-military society announced. “The largest city located on the banks of this Gulf is St. Petersburg. Both Pedro el Grade and we have been exploiting this Gulf of Finland since ancient times,” Myagkov said.
Map showing the Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland is located in North Europe, between Finland and Estonia. The part that connects with St. Petersburg is located at the east end of the Gulf, just where the Nevá River flows. In fact, the eastern part belongs to Russia and it is in that area where some of the most important oil ports are located. It is an area of Great strategic interest and importance for the country of Putin.
