Article snippet: A spotlight has been shined on the country of Ukraine and its newly-minted leader, as impeachment inquiry. Amid all the news involving Ukraine, here are some interesting tidbits about the country. 1. A part of it is (disputedly) the geographical center of Europe Several countries have staked claims on the title — and Ukraine is one of them. According to travel guide company Lonely Planet, Ukraine contends that Europe’s geographical center lies near Rakhiv, which is in the southeastern part of the country. There was even a monument erected in the 1980s, according to Lonely Planet, and is now surrounded by restaurants and shops. However, Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings wrote in a CNN piece that the exact center of Europe is widely disputed, with several other countries — including Ukrainian neighbors Poland and Belarus — claiming the title. The National Geographic Institute of France made its own declaration in 1989, assigning the title to a spot in Lithuania, according to Jennings. 2. It’s currently (still) in a border conflict with Russia over Crimea If the term “annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin — an action that was condemned internationally. Russian troops swept Crimea just days after the February 2014 ouster of Ukraine’s Russia-friendly president, catching the West by surprise. Putin has claimed that Russia ‘‘reintegrated’’ Crimea to protect ethnic Russians who made up the majority of Crimea’s population from Ukrainian nationalists. The situation gaine... Link to the full article to read more