Sentence 1: Following the Allied victory in May 1945 , the Soviets occupied Central and Eastern Europe , while strong US and Western allies remained in Western Europe .
Sentence 2: Following the Allied victory in May 1945 , the Soviets occupied Central and Western Europe , while strong US and Western allies remained in Eastern Europe .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?