title: The Vector of Political Relations between Russia, Ukraine and European Union: What Reasons Led to The Crimean Issue?
abstract: The current Ukrainian crisis and the “Crimean issue” are both the result of domestic political struggle and regional alienation, and the product of external forces competing for their geopolitical advantages. There are complex historical roots as well as tough practical interests. Internal and external factors interact and cause conflict. The harm of the political crisis in Ukraine and the impact of this crisis on the international community is more than the effect of the “Orange Revolution” tha
journal: Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)