[Statesideowl]

Catherine the great tried to assimilate Muslims into Russian culture (through religious tolerance, where have we seen that before?) in the 17-18th century and soon found out how problematic it was.
She ended up giving the Ottomans a good hiding to establish power in the Balkans.

A few years back, a Turkish delegation went to discuss politics with Putin, as countries often do with it's ambassadors..
Putin, made them all stand next to a statue of Catherine the great

The thing about Putin is, for all the awful things he may be, he knows his history and it was Catherine who fought and inflicted heavy casualties on the Ottomans (Islam) to drive them back, taking large parts of Ukraine and ports on the black sea.
There's a reason Putin wanted these lands re-annexed

There's also a reason Islam was pushed back into Chechnya and why there's constant problems in the region. The same problems we face in Europe.
Except in Europe, we're not allowed to talk about those who've come to UK, resent us and attack us in the streets.
They're 'vulnerable' people