The European Union : A Peaceful Solution Of The Crisis

There has been a lot of turmoil in present day Ukraine, especially in Eastern Ukraine. In Eastern Ukraine there are still some people who identify as Russian and they want Eastern Ukraine to become a part of Russia. War has even broken out in cities like Donetsk with pro-Russian rebels. This has become an even greater problem because people in Donetsk are starving, and Ukraine decided that they wouldn’t help them until the rebels and the people of the city gave up wanting to be a part of Russia like Crimea. Also, the United States and NATO have stepped into the picture. President announced that the United States would support Ukraine and would jump in if Russia tried to make any advances. The Unites States has also even gone as far as to place sanctions on Russia. This has made the Russian economy go down dramatically. The Russian ruble has gone down in value. However, Russia claims that they have nothing to do with there violent protests in Donetsk. They deny providing any military support. The tension between Russia and US is similar now to how it was during the Cold War. That is why so many believe that we are in a second Cold War. It is as if the US and Russia are once again on the brink of full out

Our final recommendation in this report is a reduction in NATOs efforts, lead by the U.S., of including Ukraine and other Eastern Europe states to become members. This should appease Russia enough that they will no longer feel an inflated sense of entitlement to Crimea and will withdraw their troops.

According to Cnn, Sanctions imposed on Russia because of its support for separatists in Ukraine could shrink the economy by as much as 9% over time. This comes to show that our sanctions have worked in the past and successfully inflicted damage on Russia’s economy. This will allow Russia to realize that we are serious about these hacks that have been occurring and imposing these sanctions will act as a warning to Russia. As seen, it is effective to impose sanctions on russia and if we do pass this bill, it will allow us to become a safer and more secure

Tensions in the region began when the Ukrainian government decided against the agreement with the European Union (EU) in fall of 2013. This was not just a trade agreement, but also a political agreement that committed Ukraine to adhere to certain European values and principles. Following this decision, rampant protests combined with increasing corruption within the government spurred chaos and unrest within the region drawing the attention of the Russian Government (BBC 2014). By January 2014, the protests became violent as confrontations between

“Ukraine officially declared itself an independent state in 1991,” with the collapse of the Soviet Union, “when the communist Supreme Soviet of Ukraine proclaimed that Ukraine would no longer follow the laws of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and only the laws of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics.”[1] More than two decades later, the sovereign nation still has trouble escaping Russia’s threatening shadow. Ukraine’s geographical position between Europe and Russia has left the country divided culturally and politically. After many recent months of protests and street demonstrations, the Ukrainian people were successful in ousting their incompetent and corrupt president, Vicktor Yanukovych. Russian President Vladimir Putin however, was unwilling to accept this and in February of 2014 Russian troops, aided by pro-Russian local militia, occupied important sites across the Crimean Peninsula under the pretext of “protecting Russian people.” Now Crimea and possibly Eastern Ukraine is under Moscow’s control and the Russian parliament has voted to annex the region into the Russian Federation. [2] This is nothing new for Russia, as was evidenced

This essay will look at the financial and energy sanctions, along with the counter-sanctions imposed by Russia, along with the bilateral effects on trade. Daoudi and Dajani (1983) define sanctions to be unilateral or ‘collective action against a state considered to be violating international law’ and are designed to ‘compel the state to conform’. Firstly, the essay will look at the effects of the US sanctions on the financial sector of Russia, before looking at the effects on the energy sector. Finally, the essay will look at the effects of the Russian counter-sanction on the import of food and

The Ukrainian war started in early 2014 when Russian the parliament signed a bill to annex the Crimean Peninsula. The war has continued with times of peace and violence dispersed sporadically throughout the past two years. On one side are the Ukrainian forces, and on the other are the pro-Russian separatists, who are backed by Russia. Putin, and the Russian parliament, are not only going against requests by the United Nations to stop their support of the rebellion, but also are using their own troops in the war. Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine war proves itself to go against both global morality and law. In order for the war to come to an end the Ukrainian government and its people need to cut ties and public denounce the unjust actions committed by the president and the parliament in Russia.

In war-torn eastern Ukraine, both the Ukrainian government and the separatists acting on behalf of Russia violate the human rights established in the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Ukraine has been a nation in crisis since 2013, when then-president Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union that had been in the works for years, instead choosing to strengthen ties with Russia. This led to a political movement and revolution now known as the Euromaidan, which pushed Viktor Yanukovych out of office and championed their new president, Petro Poroshenko, to sign an association agreement and take the first steps toward joining the EU. Unfortunately,

To ensure U.S. national interests are met, threats, opportunities, and assumptions must be addressed. In regard to the threats, Putin could further Russian military aggression, either with direct Russian engagements or escalating support to rebels in Ukraine. Economically, Putin can pre-emptively stop the flow of gas and oil to Europe. In addition, U.S. inaction could be portrayed by Russia as a sign of weakness, lesson our values to external states, or potentially embolden other global actors.

Economic sanctions have become a common tool of international relations and an important yet controversial foreign policy tool. In fact, economic sanctions have been gathering attention recently, such as the United States and European Union (EU) against Russia 's Crimea Annexation, and United Nation (UN) against North Korea and Iran based on the Nations Security Council Resolutions. In the field of international politics, economic sanctions have been one of the significant and controversial issues. However their structure and the success conditions of economic sanctions are not elucidated.

Putin: You mean it is not in accordance with the social conventions of the US and its allies. The international community can fecklessly bleat about Russia’s actions being outside of international norms and agreements as much as they want—but the reality is that I perceived access to its Crimean naval bases as a genuine interest of our national security. It is foolish to expect a powerful country to

Economic sanctions provide states and international institutions with an invaluable instrument of coercion. Without having to resort to violence, at least in the traditional sense, states can gain concessions and compliance from the target state. Economic sanctions are, however, not always successful. An analysis of 204 cases of implemented economic sanctions, from the start of the Cold War to 2000, revealed that economic sanctions were “at least partially successful” a mere 34% of the time (Hufbauer). While all economic sanctions have financial implications, there is a distinction to be drawn between economic sanctions—which include both trade and financial sanctions—and financial sanctions, as a standalone term. Financial sanctions can be defined as “restrictions that limit the provision of certain financial services or restrict access to financial markets, funds and economic resources in order to achieve a specific foreign policy or national security objective” (Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury). As the international financial system has become more globalized, and as a result more difficult to avoid while engaging in practically any form of economic transaction, the efficacy of financial sanctions has increased over more traditional forms of economic sanctions. Modern financial sanctions also have the added benefit of being more precise than their alternatives. This enables initiator states to institute sanctions in a more stylized manner and

The European Union (EU) is one of the Russian's key partners both in an economic and a geopolitical sense. EU-Russian relations are built on a partnership basis. Both sides acknowledge the importance of relations between the EU and the Russian Federation and express their mutual desire to strengthen and develop these relations further.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, they lost the strength of the military. Over the years The United States and NATO have been the leaders in foreign affairs, which has decreased Russia’s economy. Now with Putin in charge, Russia has drastically altered its foreign policies to bring back Russia former glory. If Russia can get back on par with the United States, the act of sanctions and being told what laws they must follow will be nonexistent providing a larger economic base, which will allow for greater global power. With This power Russia will be able to establish stronger allies that will counter NATO agendas and be able to regulate global commerce and trade, which

In turn, this would lead to subtle influences by Russia. Russia has demonstrated by its recent actions that it is driven by power and greed. It has shown a willful ignorance of civilian casualties as it has they want what Cremia has to offer. The real question is what does Crimea have that Russia wants that bad that they are breaking the Fourth Geneva Convention for? Well Cremia is very rich in natural oil and gas which they want to help because Russia Siberian energy reserves are dwindling. Cremia is also known for its amazing seaside cliffs and summer mansions which does attract a lot of tourists. Russia has also taken down major water plants which have cut off Ukrainians from water supply. Back in 1947 Joseph Stalin who was the leader of the Soviet Union party signed the Fourth Geneva Convention to ensure a good future for his country and people. Look at what Putin has done he is disrespecting his predecessor who built his country and signed this treaty.