Corrupt Politics, President 's Escape And More For New Ukraine

In 2014, Russia captured the Crimea and Sevastopol, and unfurled tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine border. This is where the conflict flashed between pro-Russian separatists and the new government in Kiev. Russia's actions, including reported military aid for separatist troops, mark a serious major threat to generally accepted principles of world order, such as, sovereignty and

Ukraine is granted a market economy status by the EU and USA. The sharp economic decline in the 90s resulted in deteriorating living standards for most citizens and widespread poverty. However, during the 21st century, there has been some positive economic growth in Ukraine, as well as Eastern Europe as a whole. Ukraine’s currency, the Hryvnia, was introduced in September 1996 and has remained relatively stable. The unstable political situation in Ukraine hardly influences its economic development. GDP has been growing steadily since 2005 at an average growth rate of 7% and industrial production has been expanding by 12%. The Ukrainian economy was hit by the harsh effects of the global financial crisis but managed to attain a 4.2%

Ukraine has been an independent state since 1991 and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two nations continued to hold close ties. In the past two decades, there have been several significant events affecting the balance of power between the two nations. One of the events was in December 1994 when Ukraine agreed to give up its substantial nuclear arsenal at Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurance. The condition of this agreement being Russia and other signing countries would issue an assurance against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. Just a few year later Russia also signed the Charter for European Security, the action “reaffirmed the inherent right

For my paper I’ve chosen Dr. Serhy Yekelchyk’s book “Ukraine. Birth of a Modern Nation”. For me as a Ukrainian it was interesting to see the history of my country and the process of formation of Ukrainian nation from the point of view of the Ukrainian Canadian historian. Initially the book was written in English and translated into Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, and Japanese. Surprisingly it was not translated to Ukrainian, so I had to read it in Russian. Having read some books on Ukrainian history, I can say that this one differs from others and I’ll try to describe, what surprised me the most.

Russia has built a strong, but stagnating economy on several natural resources to include the refinery and export of natural gas and oil. According to the Jim Picht (2014) exportation of natural gas and oil to Eastern Europe account for 70 percent of Russia’s exports and 53 percent of the government’s revenue. Along with exporting oil to Eastern Europe, Russia also exports too many countries to include China and Belarus. Europe fueled majority by Russian supplied natural gas and oil, the dependency of Europe’s need for this natural resource is the reason Russia’s economy is so strong. In 2014, when Russia decided to invade the neighboring country of Ukraine has led Europe to begin searching for other suppliers of their natural resources. If Europe finds other countries to supply the natural resources

Ukraine, once a totalitarian state in the USSR, is now being ravaged by civil war. This war has been fought between Ukrainian Nationalist and Pro-Russian supporters in the Donbass region. This rising unrest can be traced back to the Russian ties that run deep in its Government. This Russian influence is being used by President Putin to incite Rebellion in the eyes of Ukrainians, and it all starts with Ukrainian politics of party groups Svoboda and The Party of Regions

The area that is now modern day Ukraine has been inhabited since around 32,000 BC. The country is 233,000 square miles of land and being bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland and Slovakia to the west, Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and finally the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Compared to other countries it is the 46th largest in the world and is ranked 32nd in population with around 44.5 million people. Out of all of those 44.5 million people the poverty rate is at about 24 percent. This means that around 10.8 million people are living in poverty in Ukraine. When looking at the different types of people living in Ukraine the vast majority, about 77 percent are Ukrainians, then 17 percent are Russians and then five percent are other or unspecified. The top two main languages spoken are Ukrainian, which accounts for about 67 percent of the population, and Russian, which accounts for around 30 percent. Also

The Cold War grew to be a tremendous global conflict. On the other hand, The Ukraine crisis was an internal conflict that stayed fairly contained to the Ukraine. Although the US and Russia did get involved in the nation's policies and internal fights, the conflict did not reach nearly as far as the Cold War did. The Ukraine did reach out to countries close by in search of methods to wean off of Russia’s support and distance themselves from Russia entirely, but little was actually done during those endeavors (“EU Signs Pacts”). Most conflicts remained within the Ukrainian borders and did not reach as large of a scale and impact as the Cold War

The world political conversation today is the state of affairs in the Ukraine with protester in recent months protesting for a more pro-western European influence of government. Since the Ukraine has been in an economic crisis in the last few years, the current President Viktor F. Yanukovich decided to take an aid package from the Russian’s. This acceptance of the Russian aid package infuriated many in the Ukraine and has stifled the government with impeachments and newly elected officials that the Russian government does not support. Now with Russians soldier on the outskirts of the Ukraine’s boarder undertaking practice exercises and ready to enter on a moment’s notice. The Russian’s are

The conflict between the Ukraine and Russia is the Ukraine's most long-standing and deadly crisis; since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union. The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine stems from more than twenty years of weak governance, the government’s inability to promote a coherent executive branch policy, an economy dominated by oligarchs and rife with corruption, heavy reliance on Russia, and distinct differences between Ukraine's population from both Eastern and Western regions in terms of linguistics, religion and ethnicity (Lucas 2009).

In early 2014, Russia made the decision to conduct an illegal military intervention into Ukraine. It all began when there was a dispute over whether Ukraine should accept financial help from Russia or Europe, which then ascended into the ousting of the Ukrainian president and then invasion of Ukraine. More specifically, Russia began to taking over the Ukraine territory of the Crimean Peninsula through illegal use of force (Global Security, 2016). During that time, the Russian government voted to place Crimean’s into the Russian Federation, which had been rapidly accepted by the President of Russia himself, Vladimir Putin. Most of the Crimean population is ethnic Russians, although there are also the pro-Ukraine Tatar minorities that make

With Ukraine, it is a little more complicated. Victor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian President, was a pro-Russian sympathizer who stiffed a European Union deal and built an economic agreement with Russia instead. This action would create a huge backlash among Ukrainian citizens. In January 2014, Protest and violence rang out across Ukraine, especially in Kiev, The capital of Ukraine. Dozens would be killed by special forces. Yanukovych tried to broker a deal with the opposition but would be oust into exile across the border in Russia. Ukrainian lawmakers would remove him from power, claiming he abandoned his duty as President. One week later, on March 1, 2014, Russian paramilitary troops would pour into Crimea. The island would then hold a referendum on the future of Crimea; Return to Russia, or stay with Ukraine. An overwhelming majority went with returning to Russia. Vladimir Putin recognized

For about 2 decades now Ukraine has been an independent state. This is the longest period of Ukrainian independence in centuries. Generally speaking it is a resource rich country with many sources of minerals and agricultural products but even more importantly its a strategically located country and to understand the geopolitical value of Ukraine we have to take a look at the history. In fact one can learn to understand geopolitics just by reading Ukrainiean history. This was a country which at time was part of the Ottoman, Polish and Austrain Empires so Ukraine has been on the borders of empires in fact the name itself is derived from a word meaning borderlands. And as most frontier regions it carries a value especialy for the Russian federation. Now economically speaking most of Russia 's pipelines run through Ukraine and given the fact that Russias economy is largely driven by it 's natural gas exports it is vital for moscow to control those routes so it can better influence the price rates. Furthermore the Ukranian oligarchy has closed business links to the Russian oligarchy. European regulations would not only undermine the positions of not only Ukraines elite but also russias elite. Ideologically speaking Ukraine sits at the very core of the Russian identity it was the medieval state of Kevanrus which united the lands of modern Russia Belonruse and Ukraine. For Russians losing Ukraine would be ideologically equal to the german loss of Eastern Prussia but more important

As a former soviet nation, Bulgaria has not had any help in becoming a respectable country in the eyes of the world. Through hard work and many tough times, Bulgaria became a “magnet for foreign companies”. With many tourist attractions including the Balkan peaks and Black Sea beaches, coupled with a very intelligent middle class, Bulgaria had everything going for it. However, low wages, unemployment, and organized crime have all plagued this nation since the start of the 21st Century. Therefore, I would like to pose the following question: after such a long battle with corruption, and the hold it has inside the Bulgarian government, will Bulgaria ever become “normal” or are they stuck in an unending cycle of corruption?

The political relations between Ukraine and Russia as the two independent subjects of international relations were established in 1991 after the eighth December of the same year signed the Belavezha agreement between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, which marked the end of the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as " subject of international law and geopolitical reality "and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From that moment we can talk about the beginning of the existence of full political relations between Russia and Ukraine.