eastward

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Additionally, a geographic shift eastward could spell ongoing trouble for residents of the region, where housing stock is seen as less secure and the area is more densely populated.

From Salon

It is a diplomatic and strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who made clear when Russia invaded Ukraine that he was intent on blocking NATO’s eastward expansion.

From New York Times

Long before Putin became president in 2000, Russian officials were already condemning the eastward march of the American-led former Cold War alliance.

From Salon

The eastward shift also puts more people at risk because those areas are more densely populated than the traditional tornado alley of Kansas and Oklahoma, Ashley and Gensini said.

From Seattle Times

Russia sees NATO’s eastward expansion as an existential threat — that was the main stated justification for its invasion of Ukraine.

From Washington Post