Determinants of Ukraine’s geopolitical orientation
Journal: Czasopismo Geograficzne
Year: 2022

The Russian side often talks about the special ties between Russia and Ukraine. This assumption underlies the Russian geopolitical doctrine. Nevertheless, Ukraine does not share this view, wishing to be a sovereign and independent state. Russia cannot understand that, however, being stuck in its imperial myth and one-sided interpretation of former and today’s determinants. Meanwhile, Russians and Ukrainians were moulded by different historical circumstances, which was manifested in the emergence