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Russian irredentism
- Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russia expected Kyiv to fall within days in February 2022, but it held.
- Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblastsRussia annexed four Ukrainian regions it did not fully control. The signing was held in Moscow on 30 September 2022.
- South OssetiaOnly five United Nations members recognize South Ossetia as a country. Every other country calls it Georgian land.
- PutinismA 2004 study found siloviki, men from enforcement agencies, held 58 percent of Putin's inner circle.
- United RussiaRussia's ruling party began in 1999 as a bloc its creators expected to lose.
- Republic of Crimea (Russia)In March 2014, Crimea voted on joining Russia with less than two weeks to prepare.
- Russian-occupied territoriesOn August 28, 2008, Georgia's parliament voted unanimously to call Russian troops occupying forces.
- Russo-Ukrainian warOn the morning of the 24th of February 2022, Russia's president Vladimir Putin announced what he called a “special military operation” to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine. He also claimed that Russia had no plans to occupy the country.…
- TransnistriaIn Transnistria, saying the word Transnistria in public can bring a fine of 360 rubles or up to 15 days in jail. The region's Supreme Council passed that law on the 4th of September 2024. Local authorities prefer another name for their…
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in UkraineA February 2014 poll found just 12% of Ukrainians preferred unification with Russia.