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Friday, December 30, 2022
As Russian President Vladimir Putin ramps up his brutal attack on Ukraine, he’s likened himself to Tsar Peter the Great, who waged war on Sweden in the 18th-century, claiming that like his predecessor, he too is reclaiming Russian land.
The first chart shows just how far the Russian Empire stretched back in 1914, with today's states of Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all falling within the national borders.
The second chart shows when it comes to a country's commitment in relative terms, the U.S. didn't come close to Latvia Estonia in the first eight months of the war. Latvia's contribution of €350 million equates to 1.01 percent of the country's GDP.
Source: Statista (a), Statista (b)