Borders in Flux : Ukraine as a Case Study of Russia's Approach to its Borders
Journal: Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University)
Year: 2016

This paper examines the contemporary border between Ukraine and Russia as a case study of Russia’s approach to its borders. Two research questions are addressed: Firstly, what does the annexation of Crimea by Russia as well as its attempts to further undermine Ukraine’s territorial integrity in its eastern region of Donbas say about Russia’s peculiar approach to Ukraine and its borders? Secondly Whether and To what extent does Russia’s approach represent a broader pattern of Russia’s policy towa