OIS-USSR Buffer Zone

The Russia-OIS Buffer Zone, abbreviated as ROBZ, is an enormous expanse of territory built by OIS countries to guard against Russia. It lies on the Russian border with Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhtan, Northern People's Republic of China, and Mongolia and is currently under the control of Belgio-Yarphei. The zone was created unilaterally with Yarphese occupation of the areas involved.

Background
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many countries found themselves in an unstable relationship with Russia. During 2010, the Council of East Asian States, later the Organization of Independent States, announced it would create a massive border project, comparable to the Great Wall of China in modern times, to protect CEAS countries from Russian menace. The Grand Yarphese Republic, later Belgio-Yarphei, took control of the Russian border region, but instead of building a traditional border, it cut a buffer zone several dozen to hundred miles into Russian territory.

Occupation
Rather than simply erecting a border, an army of one million of the Vietnamese Liberation Army quickly spread through Russia in regiments. They visited the areas they would occupy, gaining support through propaganda and other methods. Some regions were quick to hand over the country to the growing superpower, namely Tuva and Buryatia because of their ties with Mongolia. Others, especially near Omsk, were more resistant. However, the border was successfully created, in some places wider than others.

Current Status
The entire border is currently administered as a buffer state of Yarphei, co-governed by CEAS, with each cultural region having its own army to protect the area. In more compliant areas, the guard is made up of mostly people from that region, but in other places, the guard is made up of Yarphese members. It is governed as one single zone, subject to federal law. There is no internal capital, the de facto administration taking place in Tranh Chup-yar City and Tavoy, Myanmar.

Yarphese Manchuria
The eastern part of the zone, known as Yarphese Manchuria, contains the part of Manchuria not governed by China. Yarphese Manchuria is distinct in that it has an unofficial capital at Vladivostok. The island of Sakhalin, sometimes considered to be a part of the buffer zone because it was endowed to th EAF by Yarphei after Yarphei took it over, is governed by the East Asian Federation.