Diann’s Reviews > Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics > Status Update

The first chapter discusses Russia, its geography, and what this means for that nation - limited if any access to year-round open ports not clogged seasonally with ice. Published in 2015, it does provide perspective on Russia's goals with Ukraine today. (Still, I support the Ukranian people - but I have a much clearer concept of Putin's motives here.)