Ukraine in crisis: the economic and security consequences for European Union, Ukraine and Russia

Lenč, Marek, 1985- Ukraine in crisis: the economic and security consequences for European Union, Ukraine and Russia / Marek Lenč, Martin Kudrec. -- Ukraine experiences unarguably the most challenging times in its modern history. The, so called, “Ukraine crisis” turned due to the projection of Russia´s military force in Crimea and the East of the country from an internal political conflict into a multiple level global crisis with significant consequences for Europe. The combination of domestic political challenges, severe deterioration of Ukraine`s oligarchic type of economy, war in the East of the country as well as need for securing international financing and diplomatic community, put Ukraine in extremely difficult position and on the top of the global political agenda. The authors also analyse Russia`s hybrid warfare showing existing leverages for justifying its actions and striking distinction between reality on the ground and official Russian statements. In order to secure its national interests, Russia violated international law, broke its multilateral and bilateral commitments to Ukraine and took adversary stance towards the West blaming it to be responsible for the eruption of the crisis. This newly emerged situation in the Eastern Europe significantly increases insecurity of the former post-soviet republic`s as well as the possibility of a larger military collision. The paper also aims to provide brief overview of EU policies predeceasing the Ukrainian crisis, analysis of responses of key actors (including Germany) involved in the Ukrainian crisis. Authors also put emphasis on analyses of the current domestic development in Ukraine, formulate implications, specifically for Slovakia and short term predictions regarding the future of political cooperation in Europe

In Panorama of global security environment Andělová, Petra. -- Bratislava : Stratpol, 2016. -- 539 s.. -- ISBN ISBN 978-80-972526-0-1. -- S. 49-59

1. Európska únia 2. medzinárodné vzťahy 3. ozbrojené konflikty 4. war conflicts 5. Rusko 6. Slovensko 7. Nemecko 8. Ukrajina

I. Kudrec, Martin
II. Panorama of global security environment. -- S. 49-59

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