Ukraine (Listeni/juːˈkreɪn/ yew-KRAYN  Ukrainian: Україна  transliterated: Ukrayina  [ukrɑˈjinɑ]) is a country in Eastern Europe Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast  Belarus to the northwest  Poland  Slovakia and Hungary to the west  Romania and Moldova to the southwest  and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast  respectively