If you refuse, maybe you. Russia requests to become an independent state from Imperial America. All American troops will leave. Trade will not cease, but Russia would have its own government.

... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 1. Kinetic Bombardment 2. Drone invasion 3. Long range Juggernaut bombardment 4. Promethean invasion 5. Medusa bombardment 6. Nuclear bombardment 7. Black hole generators 8. Anti-matter bombardment 9. Prussian Kinetic Cannon 10. Removed from time Pick your poison. I'll grant Russia some more freedom, but it is part of Imperial America now. Rebellion will end in death. Also, all IA tech that has been donated to anybody has built-in killswitches should they turn against us. Your armies would just stop working if you tried anything.