Goodbye Post-Soviet Space?

... and Crimea. Russia has recognized the independence of the former autonomies, which Georgia and a number of Western countries consider to be occupation. As far as Russia... ... Crimea and Sevastopol are two constituent entities of the Russian Federation, while Ukraine and its Western partners see them as annexed Ukrainian territories. The question... ... general line. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Sergey Rekeda: Coexistence Instead of Integration Eurasia Comes Apart into Economic Blocks In practice, this created the perception of...