The Reaction USA an EU to the Russian Federation’s Intervention in Crimea
Journal: Opus uluslararası toplum araştırmaları dergisi
Year: 2021

While Ukraine was taking willing steps to integrate with the West in the new world order that emerged after the Cold War, the Russian Federation did not want to lose Ukraine, which gained its independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, had close, historical and cultural ties with Russia in the past, has a significant Russian population and is an important actor in its close vicinity. The Russian Federation had long been opposed to the Western influence, which increased especially wit