Tamron said:
Quick geography lesson - Blue = Europe, none of which is russia. |
A significant part of Russia, including 2 of its biggest cities (one of which is a capital) is in Europe. It it recognized as a European country anywhere in the world by any political organization even if the majority of the country is located in Asia.
What you showed there was a map of European Union and it's candidates, not the geographical border of Europe and Asia. The fact that Russia is shown at that map tells you that its a European country