1962 ~ "Cuba is sovereign country they should be allowed to arm themselves (with our Russian Missiles)" = destroyed by USA, economic sanctions, Nuclear threat, Fidel Castro attempted assasination by CIA.
2022 ~ "Ukraine is a sovereign country they should be allowed to arm themselves with our NATO" (American/EU/NATO missiles/weapons)" = destroyed by Russia.
MORAL OF STORY. If you're small country, living right next to a 300 pound gorilla (super power) you not sovereign and must appease gorilla or get crushed!