Leonid Kuchma

In the spring of 2014, the political map of the world has changed. The peninsula of Crimea, which was part of Ukraine for about 60 years became part of the Russian Federation on March 14, 2014. Throughout the history, this is not the first time that the residents of this coast had to change their citizenship. The annexation of Crimea is - not an impromptu prepared by Russia the week before. And so the subjunctive "if only ..." here seems to be inappropriate. For Moscow, the peninsula has always had

of the Ukrainians opposed Viktor’s decision to procrastinate the signing the EU-Ukraine integration agreement, all the ex-presidents accused for its interference with the affairs of Crimean. The former presidents of Ukraine, including Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma described the present crisis as Russia’s political interventions designed to interfere with the internal affairs of Ukraine and its relationship with the European Union (Hanschke 1). The people of Crimea have not been seeking for secession

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

Introduction. In any social science, it is hard to find a concept that has a single, universally accepted definition. Any scholar has a vision of what characteristics are inherent to this or that phenomenon. The concept of populism is not an exception. It is one of the most difficult in this respect, as many researchers at different times have used this term to refer to different phenomena: starting from the style of speech and ending with a certain stage of development in the process of modernization

As the military conflict and increasing hostility between Russia and Ukraine continues, so will the visible effects on the Ukrainian economy, which could result in extensive and long term changes in Ukraine’e energy sector and the country’s energy policy. In light of growing pressures from the European Union to maintain a normalised relationship with Gazprom, as well as the looming end date of its gas supply contract with Russia in 2019, Ukraine’s foreign policy must aim to re-examine this relationship

This term paper essay entitled “Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Dispute Settlement over Crimea” will focusing on the conflict that happened between Russia and Ukraine especially on the dispute settlement conflict over the Ukraine’s territory, Crimea. This essay will begin with introduction and background history on the Russia-Ukraine relationship. Causes of conflict between the nations, the importance and role played by Crimea in the Russia-Ukraine conflict also will be list out as the theoretical framework

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster It is a silent enemy, it has no odor, no smell, no shape, yet it is one of man’s deadliest foes. Radiation is not something most people face on a daily basis, but for the town of Prypiat in the Ukraine it is a barren wasteland because of it. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster was the worst nuclear catastrophe to have ever occurred and, is a perfect example of what can happen when the blind and unmasked furry of atomic power is left unharnessed