To Belarus, With Love

Dear Belarus,
How are you doing? It's been a while, just wanted to check up, see how things were going. I saw that Lukashenko got reelected! That's great, he's good for you. Really, much better than Khrushchev ever was! Haha, just kidding.
I'm doing pretty good actually. We've been doing okay economically, getting a little better each day.
I just wanted to say too, that I'm sorry about how things ended. I really do love you. And I miss you. The USSR was nothing without you. I know you're on your own now, and you're happy, and you're doing great; and I don't want to try and change that. I just want you to know I never meant to hurt you, and I always loved you. I still do. My heart was just in the wrong place. It was a bad time for me. I thought I wanted something, but I didn't realize how wrong I was until I finally got it. I'm sorry I had to put you through that. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to open up to you about this. Honestly, I don't have a good reason for keeping silent all this time. I will say that I honestly regret not showing you how I felt for so long.
Again, I will always love you. You mean the world to me. I hope that someday, we can talk again. Someday, be as close as we once were.

With love,
Russia