At least NZ doesn’t have to be alone in being left out, Japan, Australia, both Koreas, a good chunk of China, as well as Alaska have joined them in being ignored on this map

It seems any time I read about some big Soviet (USSR) research/innovation/accomplishment, the scientists and engineers making those achievement were… Ukranian. Makes me wonder if Putin wants to conquer Ukraine to indenture all of that talent again because Russia has been stagnating since the collapse of the USSR.

That’s just a theory of mine, take it as you will.