Former Soviet in a sentence

As it turned out, the Afghan military was entirely dependent on Soviet aid to function. citation When the Soviet Union was dissolved on 26 December 1991, Najibullah turned to former Soviet Central Asia for aid.

During the 1990s Moscow watched as the West intruded into the former Soviet space and, in some cases, made allies out of former Soviet republics or Warsaw Pact clients.

Recently declassified interviews with high level former Soviet nuclear and military-industrial planners reveal that Fidel Castro continued to favour nuclear options, even during the later Cold War – according to former Soviet General Danilevich, "(.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union we have dumped 1.2 trillion dollars worth of weapons into former soviet countries on the Russian border.

During the early- to mid-1990s, Iran secured three of the former Soviet Union’s Kilo-class submarines during Russia’s post-Soviet Union equipment sell-off.

Citizenship was not automatically extended to former Soviet citizens who settled during the Soviet occupation, or to their offspring.

One of the more difficult realities facing many of the former Soviet republics was the loss of Soviet-subsidized fuel and utility transfers.

Since independence, Antonov has certified and marketed both Soviet-era and newly developed models for sale in new markets outside of the former soviet-sphere of influence.

Since its economy was highly dependent on the rest of the former Soviet Union for energy and raw materials, the breakdown in trade following the breakup of the Soviet Union had a serious effect, exacerbated at times by drought and civil conflict.

It's also a crucial show of support for Estonia and the other former countries in the former Soviet Union, as Vladimir Putin's bloody invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year anniversary.

The Yashin Trophy is presented annually to the best performing goalkeeper and it is named after former Soviet Union goalkeeper Lev Yashin, with the winner being selected by former Ballon d’Or winners since its creation in 2019.

Between 1999 and 2001, he testified before Congress and traveled extensively overseas with former FBI Director Louis Freeh to facilitate joint investigations of international terrorism in the Middle East, Asia and the former Soviet Union.

Like other former states, Armenia's economy suffers from the legacy of a centrally planned economy and the breakdown of former Soviet trading patterns.

After a war in the late 1980s and early 90s, when the region’s majority Armenian population sought to secede from the newly independent country of Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh was hotly contested by the two former Soviet republics.

Armenia joins the International Criminal Court, the latest move among former Soviet states to affirm civic principles different from the Kremlin’s.

He accused the West of trying to turn former Soviet states including Moldova and Georgia into Russia’s enemies, and of undermining its relations with Central Asia.

He also highlighted the assistance that Russia and the former Soviet Union have given for over seven decades, especially when Vietnam was fighting its wars.

Her recent trip was through, an organization started primarily by doctors from former Soviet Bloc countries, who are dedicated to helping Ukrainian refugees.

Indeed, Poland provides a strong blueprint for how a former Soviet state can firmly resist Russian influence and integrate into the West.

In November 1997, the United States used CTR funds to purchase twenty-one nuclear-capable MiG-29 aircraft from the Republic of Moldova – which had been part of the former Soviet Union.