Ukraine’s Strategic Interactions with the EU and Russia during the Turbulent Month of the Crimean Annexation
Journal: Nationalities Papers
Year: 2024

Abstract What shapes a country’s foreign policy formation in times of crisis? This article explores the factors that were behind the response of Ukrainian decision makers in their relations with Russia and the European Union during the annexation of Crimea between February 21 and March 26, 2014. I view Ukraine’s foreign policy through the lenses of an analytical framework inspired by game theory, where the decision-making process is divided into four parts—information about others’ preferences,