Statehood

The US doesn't recognize Taiwan's statehood.

Total independence is necessary for statehood.

Scotland should get its independence and let England apply for US statehood.

If England wants US protection, it should grant Scotland its independence and feel free to apply for US statehood.

The Azerbaijani people who restored their independence in the late 20th century have ancient statehood history.

At the same time the people of Azerbaijan have the most ancient traditions of statehood.

On October 18, 1991, when Azerbaijan gained its independence, it declared itself the political and legal successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and demonstrated its commitment to its ancient traditions of statehood.

Since 2004, Mehriban Aliyeva has led the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, which was established to study the rich political legacy and promote the ideas of national leader Heydar Aliyev regarding national statehood.

Alaska didn't attain statehood until 1959, when it became the 49th state of the United States.

Medvedev cited these supposed “Western analysts” in order to propagate Russia’s colonial fantasy: envisioning Ukraine’s territory reduced to just the Kyiv region, while the remainder of Ukraine would be divided among Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Such a narrative recalls Putin’s February 2022 speech questioning Ukraine’s statehood and accompanies intensifying Russian calls to expand its “special military operation” to realize its imperial map.