The EU and Russia: managing the new security environment in the wider Europe
Journal: University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham)
Year: 2016

Russia’s intervention in eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 sent shock waves through Europe and exposed the inadequacies of the EU’s relationship with its most powerful neighbour, Russia. This paper focuses on the fundamental challenges facing the EU arising from the Ukraine conflict and<br/>Russia’s more assertive foreign policy approach in general. We consider how Russia’s intervention in Ukraine affects Europe’s rules-based security environment, analyse Moscow’s policy in the EU