UKRAINE ‘IN BETWEEN’: THE ROAD TO WAR AND KYIV’S REACTION TO THE RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN INITIATIVES IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE

Authors : Giulia AZZARONE, Valdir DA SILVA BEZERRA

Pages : 34-48

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Publication Date : 2023-05-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The regional integration initiatives undertaken by the Russian Federation and the European Union insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EU); in the post-Soviet space since the 1990s and the Ukrainian response to such initiatives constitute one of the main factors insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(and yet not sufficiently explored); behind the geopolitical tension involving the current war in Ukraine. This research shows how Kyiv\`s reaction towards the aspirations of both Russia and the European Union in the post-Soviet space spurred an acute competition between Moscow and the West, which set the scene for the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Keywords : Ukraine, Russia, European Union, Eurasian Economic Union, Integration, Geopolitical conflict