Etymology [edit]. From Late Latin explÄtÄ«vus â(â serving to fill out â), from Latin explÄtus, the perfect passive participle of expleÅ â(â fill out â), itself from ex â(â out, completely â) + * pleÅ â(â fill â).
The state coat of arms of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Ð´ÐµÑÐ¶Ð°Ð²Ð½Ð¸Ð¹ Ð³ÐµÑÐ± ÑÐºÑÐ°ÑÐ½Ð¸ Derzhavniy Herb Ukrayini), officially referred to as the Sign of Princely State of Volodymyr the Great (Constitution of Ukraine, Article 20) or commonly the Tryzub (Ukrainian: ÑÑÐ¸Ð·ÑÐ±, trident) is the national coat of arms of Ukraine, featuring the same colors found on the ...
Ukraine makes or breaks Russia's self-image as a great power, which has fared poorly since the fall of the Berlin Wall. As Tufts political scientist Dan Drezner put it in Foreign Policy, For all of Putin's Middle East diplomacy, Ukraine is far more important to his great power ambitions.