With all eyes on Ukraine, some forget that Putin does not only have that territory in mind. 

What is happening in Ukraine is a game of influence gone off the rails. Putin felt like he did not have the influence he wanted in the region and decided to act swiftly to secure that influence by taking over another country. It was not that long ago when Ukraine had a Russian puppet president, a real one too, not someone simply defamed as one, but that regime ended and now Putin has had to result in this final measure to expand his sphere of influence. 

Many countries are now at risk because Russia now knows that the United States will not do anything and NATO will not do anything. Here are the countries next up on Putin’s list: