Ukraine in the Russian-American Relations after 2014 Cover Image

Miejsce Ukrainy w stosunkach rosyjsko-amerykańskich po 2014 roku
Ukraine in the Russian-American Relations after 2014

Author(s): Agnieszka Legucka
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Ukraine; Russia; Crimea; US; Trump; Putin

Summary/Abstract: Russia and the US are the international rivals. The aim of the article is to examine at which conditions Ukraine is becoming an object or the subject of Russian-American rivalry? What interests does Russia and the US have in this country? Analyzing those questions, it will be used the comparable method to understand foreign policy of the US and Russia towards Ukraine. Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014 brought to the agenda the question of West’s ability to react in such crises and to assist partners in spheres other than security sector reform. Americans tried to help Ukraine through the NATO, which approved the establishment of a common fund for long-term modernization of the Ukrainian armed forces, but this did not fulfill the Ukrainian aspirations towards NATO. At the same time Trump-Putin relations are still important factor in case of Ukraine.

  • Issue Year: 47/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-51
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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