Meanings of ex-soviet republics in English

But other ex-Soviet republics, including big energy producers Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, have steered clear.

Where I used to live, in Kashi, the only option was into the ex-Soviet republics.

Clinton's trip also took her to Ukraine, Poland, Armenia and Azerbaijan -all ex-Sovietrepublics or satellites.

Moscow sees Georgia and other ex-Soviet republics as part of its legitimate sphere of influence and opposes them joining NATO.

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan have also taken similar steps but the two other ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, have not.

The ex-Soviet republics outside Russia that suddenly found themselves hosting ex-Soviet chemical weapons facilities were even less equipped than Moscow to secure them.

Pyatt's successor as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was Marie Yovanovitch, a career diplomat who had previously served as ambassador to other ex-Soviet republics.

There are growing tensions over Ukraine between the west and Russia, which has warned western nations against interfering there and in other ex-Soviet republics.

With the economy propped up by Russian subsidies, he has avoided carrying out liberal market reforms on the same scale as some other ex-Soviet republics.

The Kremlin leader's presence was ironic in view of Kaczynski's frequent criticism of what he called Russia's "imperialism" towards ex-Soviet republics such as Georgia.

- Kyrgyzstan, which borders three other ex-Soviet republics and China, has long been a focus for geopolitical competition between Beijing, Moscow and Washington.

When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Chechens sought independence like the people of the 14 other ex-Soviet republics that left Moscow's orbit.