title: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on selected economies in Eastern Europe
abstract: Chapter 4 aims to analyze and assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of Russia and Ukraine in comparison to European Union economies. The first section of this chapter contains an analysis of the GDP (per capita) index. The analysis covers a long (2006–2020) and a short period (Q2 of 2019 vs. Q2 of 2020). The second section of this chapter discusses spatial interactions between the European Union, the Russian Federation and Ukraine taking place on labor and product markets. 