Раньше , У край Руссия.
И сейчас. Украйна
I never saw it that way until now.
Ukraine used to be part of the USSR until they got their independence. They became pro western after the Orange Revolution with Yushenko and Timoshenko leading the troop. But the Ukraine has since reverted to its pro Russian ways after Viktor Yanukovych came into power. In April, Sevastopol was frequently on the news because of the extension of the Russian navy's lease of the Sevastopol base for 25 years after 2017.
Yura, my host dad and I started talking more after he got his 1 month break from work. He was brought up in Sevastopol, Ukraine and had tons of interesting opinions and travel advice to share with me!
