The world was unstable enough when President George W. Bush left office.. On his way out, he and his homeland security team left some advice for their successors..

India is a friend, but Pakistan is not. Don't trust North Korea or Iran, but saying everything is better than not saying anything.. And watch out for Russia. She wants the territory of neighboring Ukraine. Be careful not to become involved in irresolvable wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. And one more thing: building a nation is much more difficult than it seems, ”wrote the New York Times.

14 years ago, President Bush's team recorded their advice for the new administration of President Barack Obama. There were 40 memos from the US National Security Council. Some of them have previously been praised in both American parties as an example of the transfer of cases from one president to another, who still belonged to different political camps.. Now these Bush administration memos have been declassified..

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The New York Times recalls that the transition between a Republican president and his Democratic successor came at a rather shaky moment for the US, which at the time was suffering from the effects of the global financial crisis, while at the same time trying to deal with other challenges abroad.. And while Obama criticized Bush's policies during his campaign, in particular the war in Iraq, their teams worked closely together during the transition period..

The note on Russia said that Bush's strategy of " But ties still deteriorated, especially after the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008..

The note also warned quite accurately of further Russian ambitions..

“Russian attempts to question Ukraine’s territorial integrity, especially in Crimea, which is 59% ethnic Russian and home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, must be thwarted,” the note, which was written five years before Russian troops invaded, said..

The Bush team memo also notes that Russia will attempt to exploit Europe's dependence on Russian energy and also use political means to create a rift between the US and Europe..