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B. Kyiv was a large thriving city long before Russia’s capital of Moscow existed as a small town. It was the capital of the Kyivan Rus, the first East Slavic state. Kherson, Kyiv, Mariupol, and Odesa are all Ukrainian cities bombed or shelled by Russian forces. Russians also struck many civilian targets in those cities.
C. The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar serves as a mediator between Israel and Hamas in negotiations for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Jordan and Yemen border the Red Sea and Lebanon is on the Mediterranean Sea. Russian officials denied there were any plans for talks about Ukraine.
D The 15 nations that emerged from the Soviet Union are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Russia has tried to maintain political and economic dominance over the other former Soviet states with threats and the use of armed force.
A. Ukraine’s parliament overwhelmingly voted to associate with the European Union in 2013. After a Russian threat, Ukraine’s president refused to sign the agreement. Amid widespread protests, parliament removed the president from office, and he fled to Russia. The two nations have been at odds ever since.