Ukraine as a Geopolitical Priority of the Russian Federation

• Authors: Kondratenko Oleg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article determines the meaning of confrontation between the leading centers of international pressure. According to the geographical status, Ukraine can be the main confrontation object between the USA, Russia, and the EU in order to show their presence in the Eurasian region. Nowadays Ukraine is considered to be one of the key countries that can transform the world order.

Keywords

EN

Ukraine; Russia; the USA; EU; world order; world geopolitical centers; confrontation of great powers

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Wydawnictwo UMK
• Journal: Historia i Polityka
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 16(23)
• Pages: 101-113

Contributors

author

Kondratenko Oleg

• National Aviation University, Kyiv

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Identifiers

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/HiP.2016.015