title: Perspectives on Russia, the <scp>USA</scp>, and the <scp>EU</scp>'s Power Struggle in the Ukraine Crisis and Vietnam's Neutrality
abstract: Europe's worst political disaster since the Cold War was Ukraine's crisis from 2013 to Russia's full‐scale war on 24 February 2022. War? The choice of a national development model, cultural conflicts, and regional identities in Ukraine are internal causes. At the same time, competition for influence between great powers such as Russia, the USA, and the EU in Ukraine are external. Vietnam is similar to Ukraine, but it has taken a neutral stance in this crisis and called for peace talks. Why does 
journal: Pacific Focus