SEEU Review (Jun 2017)

Ukraine’s Geopolitical Position: Between East and West

  • Rexhepi Enis H.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 95 – 111

Abstract

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The paper analyses Ukraine’s geopolitical position and argues that Ukraine is slowly gravitating towards West. The paper gives a small hint of approximation process of Ukraine within EU and NATO, and argues how this approximation process is opposed by Russia, who wants Ukraine back to its influence. Occupation off Crimea by Russia violated international order, opening way to unstructured international ties out traditional UN bodies. The Ukraine’s destiny is unclear, Dnieper River may divide country in two, and the West faces biggest security and political threat after WWII.