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What if, after a German and Central Powers WWI victory, Germany would have come to its senses and created a pro-German Intermarium consisting of Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states?

Basically, the logic behind this would have been to keep Russia down at minimal cost to Germany. Also, let's say that the government structure of this Intermarium would have been similar to that of the U.S.--specifically with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with an equal number of seats for each of its members (as well as a Supreme Court and all that).

How would such an Intermarium have developed? Would it have been a success, or would ethnic tensions have eventually torn it apart? Also, how well would it have fared economically?

In addition to this, would Russia try allying with this Intermarium and pulling it out of the German orbit or would it be hostile to this Intermarium due to it controlling a bunch of territory which Russia has historically controlled?

Any thoughts on all of this?
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