Ukraine
#8 in Strong military
#80 in Best Countries Overall
Ukraine, a nation whose history has experienced long periods of occupation from other countries, today wrestles between war and peace, as well as between corruption and reform. The nation borders the Black and Azov seas to the south and abuts several Eastern European nations, including Russia. Ukraine declared independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Its president is directly elected by voters. The prime minister is the head of the central government, which is separated along executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Has held at bay Russia #1 in Strong military for almost 3 years.
Russia #36 in Best Countries Overall
The scale of Russia is difficult to imagine. It is the world’s largest country by land mass – nearly twice as big as Canada, the world’s second-largest nation – and covers all of northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe. It shares land borders with more than a dozen countries, and shares sea borders with Japan and the United States.
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This evening I was surprised to find a half hour video on my cell phone describing attacks by Ukraine on 3 Russian alcohol plants today. There was much amazement and speculation as to what the rationale for Ukraine was regarding this shift in targeting choices. Then a detailed description of alcohol problems for the Russian military. I could find NO ARTICLE here on this or other threads regarding this unusual development of Ukraine tactics and their motive. So below is a Google search page with articles describing these attacks. It lists a number of articles including info on a major attack on a major Russian alcohol plant 6 days ago, which I also never saw here. I will now go read some of those articles, and perhaps report later. Happy reading.