Rebuilding the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and splintered into 15 (14 + Russia) independent countries.  Putin seems determined to reassemble the Soviet Union, by force where necessary, although some say that he’s trying to reform the empire of Peter the Great rather than the Soviet Union.  In any event, I decided to do a quick check on the status of the erstwhile components of the Soviet Union.  The status is described in the table below. 
 
ü = NATO/EU/Independent
ü = Mixed leanings
ü = Russian occupied or leaning 
 

Status of Former Soviet States
ü	Armenia	Close military ties with Russia
ü	Moldova	Russian troops occupy portions of Moldova;  leaning towards the EU but 100% dependent on Russian gas supplies
ü	Estonia	NATO / EU 2004
ü	Latvia	NATO / EU 2004
ü	Lithuania	NATO / EU 2004
ü	Georgia	Invaded by Russia in 2008 and now partially occupied by Russia
ü	Azerbaijan	Mixed relations; Russian military ties
ü	Tajikistan	Strong historical, cultural, military, and economic ties with Russia
ü	Kyrgyzstan	Strongly pro-Russian and hosts Russian military forces
ü	Belarus	Despite periodic spats, Belarus is a solid Russian ally and has offered to assist in the Ukraine invasion
ü	Uzbekistan	Seeks relations with Russia and the West
ü	Turkmenistan	Independent while seeking Russian trade arrangements
ü	Ukraine	Russia invaded and seized Crimea in 2014 and invaded the rest of Ukraine in 2022
ü	Kazakhstan	Strong relations with Russia now strained by Russian invasion of Ukraine

 
  
It would appear that of the 14 former Soviet entities, 3 are never rejoining Russia other than by military occupation, 3 are strongly pro-Russia, and the remaining 8 are somewhere in the middle.  Putin has his work cut out for him if he hopes to reform the empire!
 
Note:  This is by no means a comprehensive assessment of the state of relations between Russia and the former Soviet states.  It’s just a quick and dirty ‘scorecard’.  Don’t read more into it than it is.