Ukraine.
Astana is closer to Russia and Europe. By moving the capital the government hopes the economy will benefit from European tourism and investment.
Russia.
Russia
There really isn't a "closer" because many different countries surround the black sea. Those countries are Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Georgia.
Well, technically Russia only has one capital city, which is Moscow. St. Petersburg was the capital between Peter the Great's rule until the end of czarist Russia. The capital was moved to Moscow during the October Revolution. The reason they moved is because Moscow is the only other LARGE city which is closer to all the other Soviet states. Before Peter the Great built St. Petersburg, Moscow was the capital.
Russia
The majority of the population of the Balkans and Russia are the Slavs. So, they shared that, and they felt closer to Russia.
Russia because they are in the top closer to the north pole
well if u look on a map you'll see that russia's closer to london than the usa
Both share a border with Russia but I would say the US is closer because they have more people living closer to the Russian border than Canada.
ethnic Ukrainians in the west want to link the country to Western Europe to join the European union (EU) ethnic Russians in the east want closer ties to Russia