However, in recent years as Ukraine has shown a greater interest in joining NATO, especially after the 2014 invasion of Crimea by Russia. The Crimean Peninsula, seen shaded in red below ...

As the prospect of a permanent ceasefire looms over the battlefield, the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe and the ...

Explore how Putin's new Ukraine map reshapes Eastern Europe and impacts US interests amid ongoing geopolitical shifts.- Watch ...

His focus is Russia and Ukraine ... newsweek.com Leaders in Europe have repeatedly warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression would not just stop at Ukraine, as maps by Newsweek ...

Since Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine in February ... If Putin does harbor such imperialist ambitions in eastern Europe, his intentions would partly resemble those of Hitler and Stalin.

His focus is Russia ... Map Shows How Trump, Putin Could Carve Up The Globe Photo Illustration by Newsweek/Getty Images "Yalta was about great powers deciding about the future of Eastern Europe ...

After months of pouring soldiers into eastern Ukraine, Russia’s progress essentially adds up to this: three small settlements and part of the city of Bakhmut, a high-profile battlefield with ...

Like with many smaller European states ... quarrelsome—relationship with Russia is largely a legacy of their shared eastern Slavic ancestry and Soviet past, during which power was heavily ...