While the end of the USSR was largely peaceful, they did use force of arms to annex Chechnya and defend some Russian breakaway regions. Chechnya was annexed due to its colossal fossil fuel wealth. It was cataclysmic for Chechnya but not for Russia. Russia suffered some dramatic retaliatory terror attacks they say were sponsored by the USA.
I dunno, I think tanks shelling the Russian Parliament building is hard to call 'peaceful.' Certainly not an all-in civil war with millions dead, but definely a violent military coup.
While the end of the USSR was largely peaceful, they did use force of arms to annex Chechnya and defend some Russian breakaway regions. Chechnya was annexed due to its colossal fossil fuel wealth. It was cataclysmic for Chechnya but not for Russia. Russia suffered some dramatic retaliatory terror attacks they say were sponsored by the USA.
I dunno, I think tanks shelling the Russian Parliament building is hard to call 'peaceful.' Certainly not an all-in civil war with millions dead, but definely a violent military coup.