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Mikhail Gorbachev presidency
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NATO expansion
The US attempts to use scare tactics to assist in their mind games agaisnt Russia. The government continued to expand the agreement across many countries. -
Ukrainian Independence
Ukraine declares it's independence from the USSR. The declaration would spark a long history of tension between the two governing bodies. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The declaration came with a statement that the US no longer needed to worry of a war. Caused great unrest in the Soviet states and sparked conflicts between several of the newly formed countries. -
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George W. Bush president
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Russio-Georgian War
The most recent conflict in a long lasting war between the two nations. Russia established a presence in the Georgian state. -
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Barack Obama president
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Vladmir Putin president
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Russian annexation of Crimea
After initial violence, Crimeans begin to show support for the Russian leadership that has been forcibly put upon them. Scary to US as it appears to be a reunification of the USSR.
