... streets on 21 November 2004. Case of 2013 was different, because there was no one definite event, which would cause general dissatisfaction and take people to the streets. The first wave of people marched to the streets after the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution to suspend preparations for signing the Association Agreement. [1] However, these protests quickly lost their power and only small groups of protesters prevailed on the main square. The second wave of rallies and marches erupted ...
Author: Artyom Malgin, PhD in Political Science, Vice-Rector of MGIMO University. Judging by the latest developments in Ukraine, foreign policy towards Europe has become a major element of Russian-Ukrainian relations, at the same time affecting Kiev's international priorities and, according to some observers, its domestic politics. And the role of Europe is definitely ...
... speech. RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev moderated the discussion.
During the debates young experts in the field of international relations had an opportunity to discuss some of the most important challenges Russia is facing today:
1) Do Russia and Ukraine need each other?
2) Is the image of Russia abroad so important for the country?
3) Does the Eurasian Union need new members?
Distinguished experts on international relations also participated in the debates. In particular, senior research fellow,...
... caused a wave of mass protests by both opponents and supporters of EU integration. The development has served as a graphic demonstration of the differences within Ukrainian society and the political divide that marks the schism.
It is the people of Ukraine who should decide whether the country is to join the Customs Union or opt for European integration and the signing of an association agreement with the EU. Kiev should proceed from an understanding of the implications this step will have for the ...
It might seem that, Ukraine having decided not to sign a deal with the EU last week in Vilnius, the Union lost the integration contest to Russia. But developments seem to be on the way. In light of the happenings of the past few days, Europe may come out of this better than ...
Debates about Ukraine’s European choice ended with riots and a sharp aggravation of confrontation. It is unclear why it was necessary to disperse supporters of the association with the EU on the Maidan. It seems like a positional game has begun with an eye on ...
... imprudent to confuse the logic of economic consolidation with local projects aimed at expanding frontiers.
In my opinion, in the current economic and political environment, the expansion of the Eastern Partnership is costly to all the parties involved, i.e. Ukraine, Russia and the European Union. The economic and political realities of today are discrediting the ideology of European unity, the product of the ideas of Bohemian King Jiři z Poděbrad (1420-1471)
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To this end, special attention should ...
We Need to Build Greater Europe
More than two decades after the Cold War ended, Europe still stands divided. This has been proven in the last few days by the zero-sum logic being used to describe the situation of Ukraine, where the people apparently have to make a choice between a “European” and “Eurasian” future. Such an approach seems short-sighted. It is beyond doubt that Ukraine and all other the countries on the continent should be ...
Interview with Vladimir Chizhov
As the Eastern Partnership Summit is approaching, discussions about the foreign political course of Ukraine and its relations with Russia and the European Union are intensifying. How will Kiev’s choice affect relations within the Russia – Ukraine – EU triangle? What is the future of the Eastern Partnership? We discussed these questions ...
The escalation of rhetoric and the entrenchment of positions took place a couple of months ago. First, the EU gave Kiev a stark choice. Brussels told Ukraine that it cannot participate in several integration projects at the same time; it must make its choice.
Moscow adopted a softer stance: the Kremlin said the eventual goal of the Customs Union, a Russian-led economic integration project, was to establish ...