Might the boundaries of the Russian realm as mapped in this chapter change as a result, and if so, when and ho?

President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who succeeded President Boris Yeltsin, soon after his reelection proclaimed his intention to restore Russia to superpower status, to recapture much of the global might the Soviet Union once possessed. How will Russia’s leaders use their vast country’s natural resources to advance this plan? Is any Soviet-era legacy likely to be helpful in achieving it? In what ways will this plan affect future relations between the European Union and Russia?