Sentence examples for russian umbrella from inspiring English sources

Under the Russian umbrella, the Cossacks expanded eastward from their home in the Don and were early colonizers of Siberia.

Just deposed President Viktor Yanukovich, already Russia-friendly, chose the bigger Russian umbrella.

Kazakhstan, one of the world's leading oil nations, situated in the formerly Soviet Central Asia, is reportedly moving away from a transnational pipeline project to the alternative of the Russian umbrella.

But the Central Asian leaders, struggling to establish independent identities after decades of Soviet domination, seemed in no hurry to duck under a Russian military umbrella or embrace Chinese security assistance.

The Syrian army has been advancing under a Russian air umbrella in Latakia province in the north and in Deraa in the south, retaking towns and villages held by the rebels for two or three years, though it has not recaptured cities such as Idlib and Palmyra.

The controlling stake of 51 percent will remain with the state-owned conglomerate, Russian Technologies, an umbrella organization President Vladimir V. Putin established in 2007 to revive the military industry, in part by attracting investors.

The song was performed live as part of a medley with "Hard" at the 2009 American Music Awards and on Good Morning America, along with "Russian Roulette" and "Umbrella".

Under an umbrella of Russian protection, Iran does not fear speeches.

This year his empire, now under the umbrella of Russian Technologies, has grown even further.

Recently, as some of us had long urged, Latvia gained greater security when the U.S. lobbied for the Baltic nations to be brought under NATO's umbrella, despite Russian disapproval.

I followed him and Tata to a table under an enormous umbrella; they spoke Russian together, and Anton's voice was deep and curt, used to giving orders.