It is surprising how accurately the zones of influence of international organizations in the Eastern European and South Caucasian post-Soviet space correlate with the territorial integrity of the states of this region. At present, there are two large blocs in Eastern Europe: NATO and the EU on the one hand, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the other. Four countries that are not part of any of these unions, namely Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova (abbreviated as GUAM), do not fully control their territories.
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Two women hold a Russian flag (L) next to a set of Crimean flags at Lenin Square in Simferopol on March 16, 2014.
