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Feb 24, 2011 · LOL, shows how little you know. Russia is a combined landmass of Europe and Asia, which is called Eurasia. Western Russia ( European Russia) is in Europe. Western Russia ( European Russia) is 40% of Europe. Ukraine used to be a part of Russia and at that time the percentage of Western Russia ( European Russia) used to be much higher.