2015/10/21 by Vsevolod Samokhvalov · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #European Politics and Security #European Union Policy and Governance #Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1080/09668136.2015.1088513
openalex publication_date 2015/10/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Ukraine has long been considered as a bone of contention between the EU and Russia which could eventually lead to a geographical split of the country. This interpretation, however, fails to explain the dynamic of the Ukrainian revolution and Russian–Ukrainian war. To address the deadlock in understanding the mixed dynamics of the situation in Ukraine, the article argues that the relations in the EU–Ukraine–Russia triangle are affected by the combination of choices that the Ukrainian political class, business elites and broader society make in four major dimensions: internal political practices; economic dimension; a dimension of international politics; and an ideological dimension.