Ukraine and Russia: a hindered rapprochement. OSW Commentary No. 44, 2010-12-15
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2010

The policy of rapprochement with Russia that President Victor Yanukovych and his entourage had been actively promoting in the first months of his presidency has slowed down notably. One of the reasons for this lowered pace is that current talks between Russia and Ukraine concern the spheres in which Kyiv is not ready to make concessions to Russia. Despite numerous top-level meetings, recent months have failed to bring a breakthrough in energy issues of key importance. First of all, no compromise