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Ukraine gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and is now seeking closer integration with Western Europe – a process watched with unease by its eastern neighbour, Russia.
Europe’s second largest country, Ukraine is a land of wide, fertile agricultural plains, with large pockets of heavy industry in the east.
While Ukraine and Russia share common historical origins, the west of the country has close ties with its European neighbours, particularly Poland, and Ukrainian nationalist sentiment is strongest there
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