Instead, they supported "White House" (Yeltsin's office), then the symbolic seat of Russian sovereignty.

However, that treaty did not explicitly approve Russian sovereignty over southern Sakhalin.

In a Congress debate on May 22 on a draft law to establish Russian sovereignty, Yeltsin put forward his own far more radical 14-point plan.

Many Assyrians found themselves suddenly under Russian sovereignty and thousands of relatives crossed the border to join them.

An apparently even more radical group is fighting in the neighboring republic of Dagestan, which is also nominally under Russian sovereignty.

Turkey recognized Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia.

At least he seems to have something of the sort in mind with his campaign for Russian sovereignty.

According to officials, some activities conducted by organization, were hostile and undermined Russian sovereignty.

The Foreign Ministry, which does not recognize Russian sovereignty here, asked Russia to block the visit.

This region formally passed from Persian to Russian sovereignty after the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828.