21. Corps commanded by General Heinz Guderian had occupied the city, which lay within the Soviet sphere of interest . 22. Russia has about 25, 000 troops in Tajikistan, which it views as belonging to its natural sphere of interests . 23. Author contacted me insisting that it was, in fact, subject's sphere of interest and, oops, it is google refs. 24. This treaty officially spheres of interest in East Africa and ceded Germany's rights in Zanzibar to the United Kingdom. 25. This has usually been done with the blunt explanation that Africa falls outside of America's vital sphere of interests . 26. Even though water barriers separated most of the spheres of interest , the Soviet and German troops met on numerous occasions. 27. Russia has long defined Tajikistan as well within its sphere of interests , even though the two don't even share a border. 28. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact had placed Finland within the Soviet sphere of interest , and the Germans therefore claimed neutrality in the conflict. 29. Users share identical sphere of interests and together involve in an edit war adhering to the same position, e . g. 30. Despite being an independent country since 1991, Ukraine has been perceived as being part of its sphere of interest by Russia.