land grab
noun
variants
or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
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That bold land grab set the stage for Russia to invade Ukraine proper in 2022.
Russia since has sought to annex four Ukrainian provinces.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Ukraine and the West call Russia's action an imperialist land grab.
—Jonathan Landay, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
At the time, Putin demanded that Ukraine never be allowed into NATO, and that the bloc roll back its military footprint in Eastern and Central Europe – which the US and its allies dismissed as non-starters, condemning the invasion as a blatant land grab.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Determined to punish Russia for this flagrant imperial land grab, but unwilling to risk war with a fellow nuclear power, U.S. officials again reached into their economic arsenal.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Ukraine and the West call Russia's action an imperialist land grab.
—Jonathan Landay, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
At the time, Putin demanded that Ukraine never be allowed into NATO, and that the bloc roll back its military footprint in Eastern and Central Europe – which the US and its allies dismissed as non-starters, condemning the invasion as a blatant land grab.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Determined to punish Russia for this flagrant imperial land grab, but unwilling to risk war with a fellow nuclear power, U.S. officials again reached into their economic arsenal.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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