U.S. President Donald Trump's outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to end the war with Ukraine comes amid ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to tolerate Soviet spheres of influence in central and eastern Europe. Many ...

It is in Europe's interest to ... not spheres of influence, Biscop said. For its part, "Russia is trying to establish an exclusive sphere of influence by military means and abroad", he added.

While the European Union depends on Russia in the oil and gas import sphere, gaining more independence ... the President of France said. "To have influence, the EU should never be in a vulnerable ...

The ensuing war forced Europe to ... states—an American sphere of influence. For Putin, this was an unacceptable outcome. Beginning with its assault on Georgia in 2008, Russia has relied on ...