Ukrainian-Russian relations after the collapse of the Soviet Union

• Authors: POSHEDIN Oleh , HREBENIUK Mykhailo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Russia’s war against Ukraine has drawn researchers’ attention to Ukrainian-Russian relations. Since the fighting started, a large number of publications have appeared trying to explain what was happening in Ukraine from different perspectives. A historical approach is used in the article to find the answers to two questions; were there ever any chances for good neighborly relations to develop between Ukraine and Russia, and could these relations have led differently than to the military invasion in 2022? The analyses of official documents, statements and speeches of Russian officials, book contents, articles, research in Russian scientific publications and periodicals, and sociological research results lead to the conclusion that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a logical continuation of the policy that Russia has pursued towards Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Keywords

EN

Ukraine; Russia; Ukrainian-Russian Relations; Collapse of the Soviet Union; War

• Publisher: Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 331–347

Contributors

author

POSHEDIN Oleh

• Institute of World History, Kyiv, Ukraine

author

HREBENIUK Mykhailo

• The National Defence University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2025.14.20