WAR IN UKRAINE: THE GEO-STRATEGIC AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2023

President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine's 2013 stance against an association agreement with the European Union was the spark that ignited tensions between the Ukrainian people and Russian political pressure (Higgins, 2014). Protests against the government, culminating in the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, were spurred by the strong resolve of Ukrainian residents and political parties favouring a nationalist approach in opposition to Russian influence (Conant, 2014). The incident sparked open hostilit