Ukraine is located in the east of Europe and is the largest country in Europe except Russia. One of the 15 former Soviet Union republics. It is the second largest franchise Republic after Russia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine became independent.
Ukraine borders Russia in the East, the Black Sea in the south, Belarus in the north, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova in the West. Ukraine has an important geographical position and is the geopolitical intersection of the European Union and the CIS, especially with Russia. As one of the important markets in the world, Ukraine is the third largest grain exporter in the world, and has the reputation of "European granary". Ukraine is an emerging free market economy, its industry and agriculture are relatively developed, and its agricultural output value accounts for 20% of GDP. Heavy industry plays a major role in industry.
On August 28, 2018, the president of Ukraine announced that the Ukrainian Russian friendship treaty would be terminated. Since 9:00 on November 28, 2018, Ukraine has entered a state of war for 30 days.
